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Post subject: First Few Tele's
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:16 pm
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Would anyone know how many guitars were produced between 1948- 1951? I would like to find a tele produced during my fathers employment with Leo,[not that I could handle the $] but Im not sure of how many are even availible? or there serial #s? :?:


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Post subject: How many fenders prduced btween '48 and '51
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:49 pm
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Hi. I have a friend that has a 51 nicknamed the nocaster. And in my research most report that there were only between 300 and 400 made in 51. I couldn't say about the other years. The Nocaster that Randy had was the best sounding guitar. It inspired me 20 years later to get a 2000 MIM and shield it, repot it, and put a set of reissue nocaster pickups in it with a 4 position switch (pups are reverse wound so in 4th position the pups are in series like a humbucker. I also switched the switdh plate around so the selector is toward the bridge. Then tone then volume. This way I can use my little finger on my right for tone or volume rolls. I love this guitar.


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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:14 am
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I don't know how many were made, but had heard that one of the original prototypes was given to Jimmy Bryant by Leo. I believe that Jimmy's son, John Bryant, still has it.

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