Hello,
I have noticed on the Elderly site that the American Standard Strat in 3 tone burst and sienna burst both seem to be build with a one piece body.
Is that usually the norm?
Ronald

I have just noticed on the Fender site that some clearly show one and even two joints.
Is it harder to find a one piece body in these non opaque colours?
Ronald

Hi Ronald: one-piece bodies are unusual, especially under solid colors. These days cuts of wood big enough to make one-piece bods from are usually snatched by the Custom Shop - so we are reliably informed.

Care to link to that Elderly page for us so's we can see? It is not impossible for it to be one-piece, but usually if you look very closely you can find the seam down the middle where two planks are joined. Nothing wrong with that: the skill is in doing it well so that it is visually appealing.

Cheers - C

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What Ceri says is right-a one piece body is more of the exception than the rule however there are artisans who are so skillful in matching grains that the joins are almost inperceptable.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Hi Ceri,
I do not know how to post a link to a vendors site.
Ronald

Hi Ronald. With the site in question showing in your browser window, right-click on the address bar and choose "copy" from the drop-down menu. Then "paste" that address into a post on this site. Like this:

http://www.rowycokustoms.com/GalleryPag ... ry018.html

Cheers - C

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