Exactly, just like Hans' picture at the top of this thread. A G-shield just waiting to be uncovered! 
The Orpheum Brand
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SFIV1967
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:lol: We seem to answer at the exact same time today !Chazmo said:Exactly, just like Hans' picture at the top of this thread. A G-shield just waiting to be uncovered!
Ralf
Darryl Hattenhauer
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You two are an all-star team.
It seems I just have to wait a few minutes before hitting the submit key to see my words come out under Ralf's name. adorshki
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You could do a lot worse .Chazmo said:
:lol:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... p?t=967236
Lookit this - interesting that the United Code Company made these guitars under the Stewart and Premier guitar name, but they look like Guild Aristocrats from the same era. UCC apparently made them under the Chimes name too, and maybe Orpheum?
anyhow there's a Chimes version on eBay right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 261wt_1156
and one that just sold with the logo popped off:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Late-1950s-Stew ... 196wt_1170
So I guess if you still want a Franz-equipped hollowbody with no F-holes that is LP shaped from the 50s and don't want to pay 6k for a Guild, there are options, who knew. It would be super cool to see an Orpheum branded one of these!
Lookit this - interesting that the United Code Company made these guitars under the Stewart and Premier guitar name, but they look like Guild Aristocrats from the same era. UCC apparently made them under the Chimes name too, and maybe Orpheum?
anyhow there's a Chimes version on eBay right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... 261wt_1156
and one that just sold with the logo popped off:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Late-1950s-Stew ... 196wt_1170
So I guess if you still want a Franz-equipped hollowbody with no F-holes that is LP shaped from the 50s and don't want to pay 6k for a Guild, there are options, who knew. It would be super cool to see an Orpheum branded one of these!
Darryl Hattenhauer
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I always like to see Ralf's posts because they are thorough.
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Wow! What a captivating story. It's like a hidden doorway on a guitar. What a charming, lovely story.
949Norm
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1940's Orpheum Archtop
I just received an Orpheum Maple Archtop I bought on EBay today
It's a gorgeous Maple bodied mahogany neck Guitar
With 2 original Black Franz pickups in it
It strongly resembles the 1955 Gretsch 6185
Corvette Guitar I have
The brand badge on the headstock is a round silver
Metal with the words Orpheum NY on it
No serial number, so I looked at the
Pots which were rather hard to read, but I am pretty sure it's a 1941
Can't seem to find out much history on the model
Hans, is there a good place to go on information on these Guitars?
Thanks
Norm
I just received an Orpheum Maple Archtop I bought on EBay today
It's a gorgeous Maple bodied mahogany neck Guitar
With 2 original Black Franz pickups in it
It strongly resembles the 1955 Gretsch 6185
Corvette Guitar I have
The brand badge on the headstock is a round silver
Metal with the words Orpheum NY on it
No serial number, so I looked at the
Pots which were rather hard to read, but I am pretty sure it's a 1941
Can't seem to find out much history on the model
Hans, is there a good place to go on information on these Guitars?
Thanks
Norm
Bump for Rich C.