Silvertone Model 1413

       Lets kick it off with an oddball... An early 60's, single pickup Silvertone in less-than-desirable condition. Its coated in dust and grime and has been used as a wall decoration for the better part of the last 15 years.  The art-deco "cheese grater" graphics are still intact though. Plugged it in and got static. The volume control works and the buzz gets louder when I turn the tone control down. Tapped on the pickup and got nothing. I hope the electronics are salvageable, these have a real greasy slide tone. I haven't checked the pot resitance but the capacitor is rated at .1 mfd. which means this should really WOOF when the tone knob is backed down.

       Rosewood board with razor blade fret ends... they will need to be filed back and re-dressed. Not sure of the body and neck wood but the guitar is really light. 3 per side tuners, the G and D tuners are bent. The bridge cover hides a rosewood bridge with two flathead adjustment screws. These look like the old Tele saddle adjustment screws. The rosewood bridge reminds me of my Hagstrom I guitar from this same era. It also has a rosewood bridge but it has metal where the strings contact it. The 1413 bridge is just wood all the way. I'm sure this cuts some of the high end right away and adds to the greasy slide tone.

       The nut appears to be shimmed, the pickguard appears to be crudely cut, and the butt end strap button is flush with the body... I dunno. Three bolt neck and adjustable truss rod round out this description. More photos forthcoming when I get this on the bench.

       What am I gonna do? Clean everything, soak metal parts in naphtha, trim and dress frets, polish frets, un-bend the tuners, de-ox the pots, diagnose and repair electronic issues, maybe a new nut, string it, set it up and slam it through an old tube amp! Stay tuned...