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Grommets under guards- cutoff year?
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:17 am
by BobKat
Anyone have any idea when they stopped the practice of putting grommets under the main pickguard, between guard and body? I have been shown a picture of a 1964 Model 1995 Rose-Morris (yes, I believe it's a real export, Jan. 64) that has them.
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:51 am
by jingle_jangle
Here's pedantic for ya:
I assume you mean on standard issue guitars.
My vintage 2004 381 has 'em.
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:54 am
by jingle_jangle
Strike that, Bob. In my early morning bleariness, I misread "pickguard" as "pickup".
Mea culpa.
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:17 am
by leftybass
Bob, the latest I've seen with them was 1963, and this was a guitar with gold guards....YMMV.
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:07 pm
by route66guitars
Early 1963, based on what I've run in to over the years.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:19 am
by jwilli
Its hard to tell. I have a late '63 625 whose grommets are under the large guard. They have to be.....the neck pickup doesn't have a hole drilled for the wire. (!) I'll post pics when I get a chance.