Fender Stratocaster Hardtail 1959 - Sunburst Lefty

1959 Lefty Fender Hardtail Stratocaster in good condition, bearing signs of wear due to age and use.

Appraisal information:

Victor Guitar 1457 S. Broadway 

Denver CO 80210 

303-777-7411 

-Appraisal/ evaluation regarding originality, specifications, and value- 

Regarding: 1959 Fender Stratocaster - Built in Fullerton, California, USA 

Appointments: 

- (SN. 38XXX) note: The serial number is only displayed on the neck plate. Numerical Bracket for Fenders built in 1959 (SN 3000-4000) 

NECK 

(presenting in fair condition, wear due to professional use and age- 

no structural defects, evidence of finish touchup around the treble side of heel) 

- Fender decal displays 'with synchronized tremolo' watermark. No evidence of replacement (outline or tooling of removal) 

- A left-handed hardtail Stratocaster built in 1959 would have been very low volume production or commissioned. 

Due to this relative low production the guitar displaying 'with synchronized tremolo' on the headstock despite being a hardtail, does not put into originality- declaring the neck original. 

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- Back of neck/ heel displays a penciled signature or batch number. No stamping on heel. 

tuning machines (gold kluson deluxe, open head shafts) un-original. 

Replacing with NOS tuners (Fender branded in Nickel-specification and 

measurement maintained) is suggested. 

- displays 'clay fingerboard dots' on frets 12, 15, 17, and 19. Replaced plastic dots frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 21 

Replacing with NOS material is suggested. 

-Original rosewood fingerboard (Dalbergia Negra- exemption concerning CITES for internal USA sale) 

Present Frets measuring crown at (WxH .105 x -.025) Fretwork to achieve original specification is suggested. Note: 'commonly referred to as slab board' 

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- Neck Profile matches that of other 1950s Stratocasters (nut width 41.6mm, fret 1 profile depth at 18.8mm) 7 1/4 radius present, fingerboard has been previously sanded and radius lightly compounded. 

BODY 

(Presenting heavy 'play wear' from use, no structural damage or evidence of repairs/ modifications) 

- Single ply white pickguard (8 screw holes, no evidence of position movement or dowel fill) early 1959 spec-original 

-Original Nitrocellulose Finish, original Sunburst 3-tone - no evidence of re-finish or tamper 

-Original hardtail tailpiece construction, no routing for tremolo or modification. Present with thru-body holes for string loading. 

- Pencil marking displayed in heel route for neck, similar to marking on heel of neck. 

- Pencil marking in pickup route / underneath pickguard- No. 459, Lettered 'LH' 

WIRING 

- Original cloth wiring harness, 1 splice on the PU leads. 

- Original Neck and Bridge pickup 

- Replaced middle pickup, and reason to the splice in the wiring. No identifying marks to date. 

polarity. 

1950s middle pickups commonly 'flipped' serviced to reverse wound/ reverse 

Resemblance of fender stock 60s-70s exempt of gray back housing. 

-Potentiometers SN 304920 -250k period correct/original 

-Switch PN 3R-1452 

- Capacitor- 'Sprague Z5U .02M - 1KV' 

Notes: 

To be described as 1959 Lefty -Hardtail Stratocaster in good/fair condition, bearing signs of wear due to age and use. 

This is an incredibly rare instrument. As the value will continue to appreciate we are recommending periodic re-evaluation every 5-10 years.