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 Post subject: 1959 Fender Factory Tour Footage!
PostPosted: January 13th, 2011, 4:50 pm 
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Incredible footage. Rod, you'll especially appreciate this. Obviously, the secret to the pre-CBS mojo is zero eye and face protection...and going topless!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nswcAPvH ... _embedded#


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 Post subject: Re: 1959 Fender Factory Tour Footage!
PostPosted: January 14th, 2011, 3:02 am 
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Great footage! Especially liked seeing the worker sawing away excess wood from the headstock...

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 Post subject: Re: 1959 Fender Factory Tour Footage!
PostPosted: January 14th, 2011, 6:41 am 
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After they moved into the larger CBS plant (next to the original Fullerton "radio buildings") I believe left-hand instrument runs were only made once/twice a year after orders had accumulated. The assembly line would have to be retooled to accomodate production.

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