Jolana Star/Futurama II solidbody guitar with original case ~1960

Extremely rare: Jolana "Star" (known in the UK as Futurama II) with original case! This small bodied guitar is one of the earliest from Czechoslovakia in the early 1960s. 

The guitar is small with a 590 mm scale (short scale), two single coil pickups that sound damn good, a Jag-style vibrato, maple neck.

 Sound & Handling

The guitar plays well with a very low string action, it`s a breeze to play and quite enjoyable. Even bendings and stuff work well. The single coils sound beautiful, especially the neck pickup - I'd use that for recording anytime!

If you play indie, garage, proto punk, fuzzy stuff, or raunchy low fi blues, this is for you. Think Jack White, Black Keys, or the likes.  

Condition, Flaws and Restoration

The guitar is in a used condition with a some of the typical scratches, dings and dongs (see pictures).  There is no buzz, the neck is straight, the frets show some wear which is neglectable.

Electrics work well. The bridge is like on an archtop - make sure to keep an eye on it when you change the strings as it is not fixed on the top. The vibrato arm is a bit loose but holds. 
One of the tuners has been exchanged. To not further compromise the originality of the guitar, I kept that and refrained from swapping the entire set of tuners. The tuners even feature their plastic back cover. 

The case is in rough condition with the lid not being able to be closed. It could be repaired.

 New 10 gauge strings put on. Of course it is all cleaned, polished and oiled as usual.

DOES NOT COME WITH A CASE; BUT I PACK IT CAREFULLY!

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