Silvertone  |  SKU: EG00829

1950s SIlvertone 1304 U-1

$1,45000
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About This Guitar

Really cool guitar with great feeling neck and lightweight body.

Description

Brand

Silvertone (Manufactured by Danelectro for Sears)

Model

1304 U-1 (Often referred to as the short-scale version of the Danelectro U-1)

Year of Manufacture

Late 1950s (Model specifically run via the Sears "Wish Book" catalog from 1958–1960)

Finish

Textured vinyl side taping with lacquer painted top and back - Brown with double guard 

Body Type

Semi-Hollow / Chambered Single Cutaway Offset

Body Material

Poplar inner frame sandwiched between Masonite (hardboard) top and back panels

Neck Material

Maple with non-adjustable dual steel reinforcement rods (Bolt-on)

Neck Profile

Medium to Chunky C/D-shape

Fingerboard Material

Brazilian Rosewood with dot inlays

Scale Length

23.5" 

Nut Width

1 5/8" Signature aluminum metal nu

Bridge

Replaced

Pickups

1x original Alnico magnet "Lipstick Tube" single-coil pickup 

Tuners

3-per-side open-gear strip tuners with plastic white buttons

Hardware Color

Chrome / Nickel

Case

Original Hardshell Case

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1950s SIlvertone 1304 U-1

$1,45000

Brand

Silvertone (Manufactured by Danelectro for Sears)

Model

1304 U-1 (Often referred to as the short-scale version of the Danelectro U-1)

Year of Manufacture

Late 1950s (Model specifically run via the Sears "Wish Book" catalog from 1958–1960)

Finish

Textured vinyl side taping with lacquer painted top and back - Brown with double guard 

Body Type

Semi-Hollow / Chambered Single Cutaway Offset

Body Material

Poplar inner frame sandwiched between Masonite (hardboard) top and back panels

Neck Material

Maple with non-adjustable dual steel reinforcement rods (Bolt-on)

Neck Profile

Medium to Chunky C/D-shape

Fingerboard Material

Brazilian Rosewood with dot inlays

Scale Length

23.5" 

Nut Width

1 5/8" Signature aluminum metal nu

Bridge

Replaced

Pickups

1x original Alnico magnet "Lipstick Tube" single-coil pickup 

Tuners

3-per-side open-gear strip tuners with plastic white buttons

Hardware Color

Chrome / Nickel

Case

Original Hardshell Case

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