- as a
machine shop by John
Kluson in
Chicago in 1925.
Kluson had
previously run a
machine shop for
Harmony Company.
Kluson Manufacturing soon
found a...
-
contoured ash body, a 21-fret one-piece
maple neck with
black dot inlays, and
Kluson SafeTi String post
tuning machines. The
color was
originally a two-color...
- this
bridge further required a
different tailpiece--Scotty
opted for a
Kluson trapeze model as
utilized by
Gibson on the ES-125. This is the
guitar heard...
- has been used on most Les
Pauls ever since. The
tuners were
produced by
Kluson. The Les Paul
Custom features gold hardware,
multilayer binding including...
-
traditional two-pickup configuration. By 1958,
Gibson had
replaced the
Kluson tuners with
Grover Rotomatics. It is this
configuration that
remained until...
- however, this was
quickly removed. He also
replaced the
original tuners with
Kluson tuners. In 1973, a
Gibson PAF
Humbucker was
installed between the bridge...
-
Guitars (1833) John
Kluson established a
Chicago machine shop in 1925,
specifically for
making tuning machines, with the "
Kluson-style"
design having...
- a
typical 60's
jangly sound.
DeArmond pickups were used. The
units had
Kluson tuners and most had a
machined aluminum bridge though some were made with...
- The Beatles. In the
early seventies,
Lennon replaced the
original nickel Kluson tuners on his
Casino with a set of gold
Grover machine heads. McCartney's...
-
beginning in 1972,
three piece maple. The
tuners were
either Grover Rotomatic,
Kluson 'waffleback', or
later in the 1970s, Schaller. The top of the
guitar featured...
