Framus Guitar

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Comment by Ginger on August 1, 2010 at 1:39pm

@ Reg - me too...mine's been going since 1964! My 'problem' with mine, if you could call it that was the bridge needed pulling back a few fractions of an inch. But my brother in law was a guitar repair guy, lucky me, & he reset everything so it's perfect. And I do mean perfect.

They are a treasure, tho' I've heard so much bad about them too...go figure!

Comment by Reg Hayes on August 1, 2010 at 12:42pm

Hello to you all. I've had a Framus 12 string since 1967. Still play it. Never had the neck warp but had to shim the neck to align with the lowered bridge for easier action. Doesn't have a big or deep sound but lovely and clear none the less. I've got some posted pictures on my Page.

Reg Hayes

Comment by Ginger on July 25, 2010 at 9:24pm

@David - the high action seems to be a common complaint of the Western Texan series, but mine, maybe because it was a limited edition, didn't have any neck issues at all. And at age 47, it still doesn't.
I just had it in last summer for it's first ever neck adjustment because I couldn't tune it. I got the new tuners from Germany, had the neck done & she's as sweet as ever. =)
I've seen the occasional on for sale on ebay for just peanuts & I always wonder are they selling them because there's something wrong or do they not know what they are?

Comment by David Susman on July 25, 2010 at 6:43pm

My first guitar was a Framus, sadly the neck warped beyond repair many years ago. I would like to find another, it was a nice guitar but the action was rather high.

Comment by Ted Hechtman on May 14, 2010 at 10:50pm

Howdy all. Just got another Framus from the 1960's. High action but beautiful. Will post a picture soon.

Comment by Denny Ryan on April 19, 2010 at 4:58pm

so I guess there is at least 2 falcon 12's in the world. be sure to add a pic when you get it.

Comment by John Karlson on April 19, 2010 at 9:40am

Hi Ted,

I just purchased a Falcon 12 on ebay and am anxiously awaiting its arrival. While living in Germany in 1970 I purchased a Framus dreadnaught and kept it until 2002, when I unfortunately gave it away and have regretted it ever since.

Comment by Ted Hechtman on April 19, 2010 at 9:01am

John....what Framus do you own?

Comment by Ted Hechtman on April 19, 2010 at 9:00am

Welcome John! We're growing bit by bit!

Comment by Ginger on April 17, 2010 at 2:27pm

Hi Denny, Well, I probably have the only one on the planet according to the Framus Museum curator Dr. Christian Hoyer. It's a vintage 1964 Framus Falcon 12. They made this guitar after a Canadian guitarist Liona Boyd fell in love with the guitars while touring Europe. She said she'd love a guitar that looked like a Gibson Hummingbird...or a Dove, but she didn't want the Gibson. So Framus created the Falcon 12. At that time, the 12 string wasn't a very popular guitar & marketing a 12 wasn't profitable. so in 1972 they brought out the Falcon 6 which I think you can still find around. Not that I've seen any...

There's pictures of my Framus in my photos here.
Anyway my Framus had some damage done by movers while moving from Vegas to PA & I got it fixed by a guy working at Martin. We sent to Germany for new/old tuning machines & that's when I learned the museum didn't even have one. So I told them that if my daughters don't want it when I'm finished with it, the museum can have it.
It is my heart & soul.
Sorry for the long answer...I just get used to giving that info because otherwise nobody knows what I'm talking about. =)

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