Treasure in In-laws' Outbuilding

deebeewhy

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I, my wife, and our 3 kids are at my wife's Dad's ranch-like setup in a remote suburb of Ft. Worth outside of Weatherford. Our bedroom has two interesting but not impressive acoustics: a 1972 Fender D-55 12 string (adjustable bridge), and a Ventura V-29 lawsuit-era dread with zero saddle left. When I asked about their origin, my wife's stepmom said her now long-departed former husband was a player and had another guitar with a little amp in an outbuilding where old furniture and some light equipment was stored. In it were these two doozie items.

Any comments? I am thinking '65 on both.

I am saddened to say they are evidently important artifacts to one of the deceased's kids, who plans just to keep them, so that means my excitement about the discovery was intense but brief.

http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/dby3/media/IMG_1524_zpscmnbn2lr.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/dby3/media/IMG_1525_zpsdy2wf0zv.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/dby3/media/IMG_1526_zpsjw1vx5ev.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

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I'd say your guess on both are on target for sure! (Neck plate/blackface)
A buddy of mine, back in the day, had a Musicmaster just like that one('70's vintage), but sadly he butchered it up.
Hopefully the out building they're stored in is not like the repurposed "hog shed/ now storage shed" like at my Mother-in-laws' urban farm...��
Anyway, that's a cool little find. And if you feel like going electric while at the in-laws, there's a great little rig already there for you to play...haha!

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That's an early Vibro-Champ! Mine is from mid-1965 and is already labeled with the CBS era "Fender Musical Instruments."

-Dave-
 
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