Product: Framus 74C
Price Paid: US $130 (1975)
Submitted
12/04/2003
at
02:12am
by
seppo piisola
Email: seppo dot piisola<at>evl dot fi
Features
:
9
- I bought it as a new 1975. Bavarian / W-Germany
- 21 frets
- Laminated, probably bruse top. Bowl / violin type bottom
- No electricity
- Bottom has a wave -effect, but no idea of the material. Laminated/plywood neck
- Gloss transparent
- Western 6 string
- Bridge is a metal/plastic -piece
- Tuners are nowdays schallers, as the originals were bad
- neck is quite thin, still very straight after all these years..
- has a gig bag since new.
Sound
:
10
- Sound is nice, but needs heavy strings
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
7
- I had to make several fine tunings to get the neck straight. Tuning pegs were loose and had a poor control, so i fit a set of schallers. Otherway OK
Reliability/Durability
:
8
- I used to play a lot 25 years ago with it, but then it has been mostly in its bag. Still works, maybe needs more playnig?
Customer Support
:
6
- I bought it just on the time of bankcrupt of Framus, so nothing from they side since -75
Overall Rating
:
8
- I have owned it now about 28 years.
- I have a Shiro acoustic consert guitar
- Its a vintage now, but if someone says:"I have 1000 ? here", it might go
