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| 1644.1 | From Germany? | AQUA::ROST | Everyone loves those dead presidents | Thu Jan 18 1990 08:45 | 5 |
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Framus is a German firm, I believe. Maybe some European noters can
confirm. I also think they're still in business?
Brian
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| 1644.2 | | DNEAST::BOTTOM_DAVID | Just say no: The Edward's Dam! | Thu Jan 18 1990 10:06 | 3 |
| I owned a 3/4 size framus once. They're nice guitars in their price range.
dbii
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| 1644.3 | | ZYDECO::MCABEE | les haricots | Fri Jan 19 1990 11:22 | 6 |
| I used to see an occasional Framus when I was a teenager (back in the Bronze
Age). Some of them were industrial grade instruments capable of supporting
heavy gauge strings without flinching. They made good rhythm guitars, but I
didn't care for the lead or fingerpicking sound.
Bob
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| 1644.4 | FRAMUS: MADE IN GERMANY | RAVEN1::HBROWN | | Tue Feb 06 1990 10:59 | 12 |
| I remember Framus guitars back when I was in high school (late
60's/early 70's time frame). Our family was stationed overseas
(Turkey) and I played in a band in which both of our guitarists used
Framus. If I remember correctly; Framus was made in Germany and they
built guitars from low-end cheapies to very high quality instruments.
Our lead guitarist had a Framus copy of the Gibson SG, as well as a
Gibson SG, he said he preferred the Framus. FWIW.
I also remember that Framus made the guitars that the lead quitarist
(name?) for Queen used.
Hunter
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| 1644.5 | | CHEFS::DALLISON | Funk-o-metal Carpet Ride | Tue Feb 06 1990 11:05 | 3 |
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I thought Brian May, lead guitarist w/Queen, usually used his own
home made guitar ?
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| 1644.6 | IS IT FRAMUS, OR HOME MADE? | RAVEN1::HBROWN | | Tue Feb 06 1990 12:47 | 11 |
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RE: .5
You are correct, he did use his home made guitar. My understanding is
that Framus liked the style so much that they got together with Brian
May and marketed the thing. I also heard that Framus made a few exact
duplicates of Brian's guitar in case something happened to his.
Maybe someone else has some more info on this.
Hunter
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| 1644.7 | Guild? | CSC32::G_HOUSE | It's just a jump to the left... | Tue Feb 06 1990 14:33 | 9 |
| Hmm...
Is Framus associated with Guild? Because Guild certainly made (makes?)
a Brian May signature guitar that's supposed to be an exact copy of the
home-made one he's used for years.
I wanted to check one out, but have yet to actually see one in a store.
Greg
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| 1644.8 | I REMEMBER FRAMUS | TROA09::BUCKTON | | Tue Mar 26 1991 17:22 | 12 |
| Yeah. I remember Framus, in fact I had a Framus 12 string from 1969 to
about 1972, when it got destroyed by accident. The body was a little
less thicker than most. Also at the nut end the head did not angle off
at 45 degrees but extended off parallel to the neck making the lines of
the whole guitar very flat.
I modified mine with a tele pickup. Sounded real nice, wanted to do
the CSNY thing which was the rage back the.
Bucky
TBay, Ontario
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