phalanges Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I have a player-grade CF 100e and I'm curious about it's origin. The only ID it has is a number on neck block, that is 8796 17. There are actually 2 spaces between the first four numerals and the last two. Here's a vid: Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Nice guitar! There are many fans of the CF100 guitars on the forum. I have a '57 and onewileyfool has a '53 I believe. The E version was made from '51 to '58 The FON(factory order number) ranges from 6000's to 9000's in 1951. The rest of the years would have a letter prefix before the FON ranging from Z to T. Yours is possibly a '51 if you don,t have a letter before the number. I see replaced knobs and tuners. The rest looks 'straight-up'? Hope this helps, Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phalanges Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Thank you for the info. The bridge was reset by McCabes in Santa Monica and is fairly low but the action, playability and intonation are spot-on. The pick-up cover is long gone and the pick-guard shows some shrinkage. The tone pot is disconnected most likely but the pick-up and volume pot are fine. This guitar has a wonderful clarity in the lower register. There's a hairline finish crack along the seam on the top but not in the top itself. It's longevity is a testament to how well-built this era of instruments was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Very good, I agree with the lower register comment. My '57 has more mid and bass tone than my LG3. Its a very pleasing 'woody' tone . Would be nice to hear yours "unplugged". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phalanges Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Here's that unplugged you requested: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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