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1957 Fender Stratocaster
Serial # 023428 (neckplate has second stamp on the inside surface of -25603). Body date of 12-57, neck date of 11-57, pot codes are 304723 (23rd week of '57). Original pickups, pots, capacitor, CRL switch, cloth wires, and output jack. Completely original set of plastic parts, except for a new pickguard. Original bridge, trem arm, bridge saddles, and trem hardware. Original frets, nut, and early '58 Patent number Kluson tuners. Original well-worn finish throughout, with some old and hard to detect black touch-up paint applied around the body edges. Original headstock decals; original hard shell case. Strong V maple neck with B nut width. Pickup out DC resistances are 6.3k, 6.2k, and 5.8k neck through bridge. 7.24 pounds total weight. The body, neck, and fingerboard are evenly worn, but there is a significant area of case-wear on the lower corner of the body. Until recently there was a case latch screw which protruded through the case, causing the wear that is shown in the photos, below. This problem was remedied, but the guitar's body was left with the scar from the years of abrasion in the area. Under the pickguard there are no routes or modifications to the body, with the exception of two 3/8" wide holes drilled adjacent to the main control cavity. We have been told that the original owner installed a toggle switch, and in doing so drilled through the original pickguard, and inadvertently, into the body... twice. The guitar has since been rewired correctly, with all its original components, on a repro white single ply guard. There are, as you would expect, some non-virgin solder joints.
The guitar is overall a nicely original and largely unmodified example of the most desirable Sunburst Stratocaster on the vintage market. It is a fabulous sounding guitar, with looks to kill, and has its original tweed side-pocket hard case. A solid investment, and one that you can not be too scared to actually use.
On Consignment
SOLD
