![]() ![]() ![]() I suppose the manufacturer used it primarily for its no-name guitars while the branded ones were given a fancier Bigsby copy. It is actually quite uncommon with this series (it shows more frequently on the Crucianelli Florentines). ![]() The vibrato (bar is missing) is of a kind that was already old-fashioned in 1965. The redburst finish has obviously sufffered some discolouration from daylight on top (the back has retained the original tones). Now it’s part of Ugo’s incredible collection (look at the Welson and Crucianelli Early Solids sections, you’ll see what an unvaluable contribution Ugo’s guitars offer to the history of Italian vintage guitars, without forgetting a bunch of Eko gems he owns). Besides the Crucianelli, Vox, Tonemaster and España branded instruments that had a factory made inlaid logo on headstock, some guitars of this series left the Crucianelli premises with a blank peghead so that any distributor or retailer could put its own marking on. This one for example ended up with a sticker from Tonnema, a Dutch retailer in Hengelo (province of Overijseel, The Netherlands).
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