Name: 1956 Silvertone/Danelectro 1357 Electric Guitar
Brand: Queens Vintage Guitars
Price: 2150.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1956 Silvertone/Danelectro 1357 Electric Guitar

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The Silvertone 1357 was an early Danelectro design made for Sears, Roebuck & Company. Introduced in 1955, it is often referred to as a "peanut" guitar due to its smaller transitional 11 3/4" width body size. It features a lipstick pickup mounted in a single cutaway body made from a pine or poplar frame with a Masonite top and back, all covered in vinyl. There are two knobs, one tone and one volume. For a single pickup guitar, it is amazingly versatile. The original lipstick pickup combined with the "hollowbody" design provides a very organic, airy sound. The three-way toggle switch is for tone control, tone kill and tone bypass. The neck is a fairly chunky D shape measuring 0.89" at the first fret. Overall this is a great sounding and very cool piece of early Danelectro/Silvertone history.

Overview

Year: 1956

Brand: Silvertone

Model: U-1

Condition: Excellent

Repairs:

Modifications: Replaced endpin

Case: Original Chipboard Case

SKU: 5215

Additional Information:

Materials

Body: Masonite

Neck: Poplar

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Pickup: Original Lipstick

Bridge: Original Rosewood

Tuners: Original

Measurements

Nut Width: 1 5/8"

Scale Length: 25"

Neck Depth, 1st fret: 0.89"

Neck Depth, 12th fret: 0.91"

String Spacing at Bridge: 2 7/32"

Weight (lbs): 5.3

Action: 4/32"-4/32"

Strings: 10-47 Nickel wound

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