Ron Kirn is a luthier in Florida who makes incredible guitars, winds the most amazing, sweetest pickups by hand, makes his own necks, bodies, etc. The pickguard is also made by him and is Bakelite.
This one is made of 100-year old barn pine with a stripe of chestnut across the back. It is pretty much all handmade and sounds incredible, maybe around 8 lbs or so. I've had it for 4 years and have used it maybe 6 times at home. The specs are as follows:
Body: 100 year old Pine shaped to 1950 Broadcaster specs
Finish: Genuine Nitrocellulose Reticulated Satin Lacquer with natural amber tint.
Neck: one piece Maple with "Skunk Stripe". Vintage Tinted Nitrocellulose lacquer.
Fingerboard, 9.5 inch radius
Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo
Neck Contour: Vintage Fat Back, with hand lapped back, and fully polished headstock
Nut width: 1 5/8 inch
Nut: Natural Bone
Keys: Vintage Style Gotoh, 16:1 ratio
Bridge, Wilkinson Vintage style 3 saddles, compensated.
Pickups, Ron Kirn hand wound vintage style.
3 way traditional Tele switching.
Comes with hard-shell case.
Photobucket album is here http://s291.photobucket.com/user/mclmk8d/library/Ron%20Kirn%20Barnbuster%20Tele?evt=email_share
Call 954-629-8845 evenings after 7:30PM
Asking $1,350 OBO
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