Framus 5198 or 5/98

[Conterry]

Hi
I see there is a Framus on ebay that claims to be the same one as keiths of the Rolling Stones has any one a pic of keith using this guitar as I'm interested in maybe buying it.
Ellie

[VintAxe]

Hi Ellie,

I don't recognize either variation of your model numbers so I really don't know what type of Framus we are talking about. Framus acoustic guitars use 5-190 numbers, for example, I think the Texan is a 5-196. Are we talking about an acoustic guitar?

I'm not aware that Keith Richards ever played a Framus but it is certainly reasonable that he did since Bill Wyman had a three year Framus endorsement deal starting in 1964.

To find a picture, I'd do a Google image search for "Keith Richards 1964" and see if you turn up anything. I'd search all years from 64-67.

Good luck, sb

[Conterry]

Hi, Thanks for the info I saw a pic of keiths Framus once it's the same model as this one but I can't find the pic again. Anyway I've seen another good guitar and lost interest in this one
Ellie

[simonm]

> Anyway I've seen another good guitar and lost interest in this one
that's the way it goes!

Anyway - there's a handy visual guide to all those Framus model numbers I just found on their official site

http://www.framus-vintage.de/

click on the "gitarren" button - the specs are in German, but you get model numbers, pics and dates

S

[VintAxe]

Excellent link simonm !!

I'll add it to the links page, thanks for your contribution. sb