Teuffel tesla MIDI 2007 fire left handed

Unfortunately I have to let go of my beloved TEUFFEL tesla MIDI in „fire“ – the guitar was built for me by German Master Luthier Ulrich Teuffel and is in excellent condition – Ulrich’s very own finish has changed texture here and there and there is a small dent on the upper body half, but otherwise the guitar is like new! The master himself checked the guitar’s electronics, pickups and checked the frets etc. (I enclose the original receipt of purchase). The guitar comes in its original case with the tool (with which you can do pretty much every „operation“ on the guitar).

Ulrich Teuffel makes almost everything himself (except for the bridge and the Megaswitch) – so the pickus (SSH) are his own creation as is every other part of the guitar. A Schaller Megaswitch controls the sounds. The switching positions are: bridge, bridge + middle, bridge + neck, middle + neck, neck. And the guitar sounds beyond awesome – trust me!

The tesla

„has a through-neck made of old bird's eye maple. In the zone where it crosses the body, the neck has two alder cap strips. Both body sides are made of American alder. The hardware is bolted on with hand polished stainless steel hex screws which lead into metal thread inserts. These bushings are exactly cut and glued into the guitar body.

At the 7th fret the neck passes into the body. This makes the neck quite "short" and stiff. Low frequency resonances are supported by this construction. The transition of the neck into the body is in the shape of a groove which allows comfortable access to the higher frets.

The fingerboard is sealed on the top to keep the wood from getting dirty. The back of the neck is sealed while keeping the pores open. This gives the neck a natural feel.

The 2-way-truss rod from hardened stainless steel. Its weight is 48 grams (1.7 oz). Just 1.7 oz! All tesla models have this truss rod.

Each fret edge is rounded off and polished by hand. The fret slots end just before the neck edge so the frets can't stick out and affect playability during dry times in the winter.

The fret markers are two-tone: outside there is a black circle for visibility under bright conditions. Inside I have included phosphorescent minerals to let the dots glow on a dark stage.

At the top end of the neck is a steel locking nut which locks each string seperately. The locking screws are made of extra durable stainless steel. I get them from a precision turning shop. For the price of six screws you could buy a whole Les Paul copy from China ex works. The ends of the string can be pressed into the little cavities behind the screws, so the string ends can't hurt you. The nut is height adjustable with little screws after fret dressing. The edge of the nut is adjusted to assure harmonic intonation.“

Here’s what Mr Teuffel says about the „MIDI“ capacities of this exceptional instrument:

„Like the birdfish, the concept of the tesla midi is the complete separation of both signals: midi to converter and magnetic pickups to amplifier. Therefore the pure tesla tone is not affected by the midi converter. Only via the 13 pin jack the acoustic sound of the piezo bridge can be transduced. The magnetic pickups and the magnetic control circuit is connected to the 1/4" jack only. This is very important for high-gain sounds.

Magnetic pickups and midi sounds remain separated. Therefore the guitar has two jacks: one 1/4" jack for the analog signal and a Roland 13 pin jack for the midi signal and the piezo-signal. The jack mounting plate is cut from a solid 8 mm (0.32 inches) aluminum plate.

The foundation of the MIDI guitar is a Tune-o-matic bridge in conjunction with RMC piezo saddles and a MIDI controller. On the bridge there is a string rest made of ebony. It optimizes the string pressure on the piezo crystals and prevents string-to-string crosstalk by dampening the strings between the tuners and the bridge. This enables faster tracking.

The tesla midi can be controlled by a volume knob and a tone knob for the magnetic pickups, a volume knob for the Synthesizer and a volume knob for the acoustic sound.

Beneath the pickups there are two push-button switches which control the channel selection of the MIDI converter (up – down).“

The case:

„The case shell is made from a lightweight but heavy-duty plastic sandwich material. This makes the case very light, yet robust. The shell's edges are welded and reinforced with anodized aluminum edges. All of the fittings are chrome plated. Top and bottom shells are joined with three hinges.

nside the case there is a foam cushion which is cnc cut with a high-pressure water beam. Off to the side of the guitar there are two additional compartments for the strap, strings and tools.“

All in all a highly professional and great-sounding instrument for every style of music.

NOTE: I will send this precious instrument with DHL Express only – this offers the fastest and most secure service and the instrument can be insured properly. Shipping to continental USA is $ 250.00.