re: #199 makeitstop

‘Morning, Lizards,

First - who ordered this snow? I’d like to arrange for a return, plz…

And speaking of which - I’ve been tracking a box containing a Fender Telecaster guitar body, with which I’m planning on replicating the famous ‘Nocaster’ guitar (called a ‘Nocaster’ because in the first couple of years of production, Fender hadn’t yet settled on a proper name for the Tele). I ordered it from a place in Memphis and have been tracking it all week.

This morning I looked at the tracking page which showed that it landed at my local post office - with an alert that it was being sent back due to insufficient address. A quick call to the post office and checking the tracking number verified that it is indeed in my neighborhood, and after I finish this cup of coffee, I’m heading over to pick it up.

And next week, the Nocaster build shall begin. I swear, putting these things together is almost as much fun as playing them.

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Hey! That is the goal I had in mind when I did some mods on my Tradition ‘caster body. The only difference is it doesn’t have the Fender neck with the Nocaster head stock…but I love her all the same.

And she was good to me, but I let her down last night. I couldn’t get my fingers to sync to my brain no-way-no-how!

Good luck with the project…and happy playing!

EDIT TO ADD: I got to actually hold this Fender Nocaster at Gary’s Vintage Guitars here in Ohio. I was at his place selling him a rare Fender Swinger/Musiclander back just a bit over a year ago. $58,000!!!

Gary’s Classic Guitars - 1951 Fender Nocaster Butterscotch Blonde FEE0403

Check out some of his guitars. He has some very famous clientele too.