It seems that the guitar is still around, as it was recently displayed on Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses exhibition – which seems to travel all over the world. The Kramer Ferrington line lasted until the end in 1990, when Kramer imploded. The cable does seem to come out at an angle when compared to Mustang models, and Kurt’s didn’t really have a similar-looking Mustang around that time as far as one can tell.
The guitar was also fitted with Gotoh Tune-O-Matic bridge and tuners.Īlthough it is very hard to actually see the guitar just from the video recording of the show, it appears that Kurt did play the guitar live at least once in Dublin at Point Depot on June 21, 1992. Here is a pre-owned 1980s Kramer ferrington acoustic electric guitar in black. They are made by a company called Bartolini, and the humbucker had a coil-split – giving Kurt more control over the tone. kramer kft-1 Is Similar To: F Au790 Kramer Ferrington Black Acoustic Electric String Guitar Usa Made Case (55.6 similar) The treble knob on guitar doesn't seem to turn some pliers or wd-40 should loosen it. The bridge pickup is a humbucker, while the neck and middle pickups are single coils, with the middle one being angled. You may improve this submission, discuss it in the comment thread, or rate the quality. The source and notes on this submission have been rated correct.
It holds three pickups compared to Mustang’s two. KFS-1 KRAMER FERRINGTON Acoustic Gitarre Cherry Sunburst Triple Bindung - EUR 800,20. Bowie can be seen playing a Kramer Herrington KFT-2 in this photo. The Ferrington guitar is modeled after a Fender Mustang for the most part but features few important differences. He kept in touch with Kurt while the band went on tour Australia, and he was sent drawings from Kurt via fax on how he imagined this guitar to look like. Kramer Ferrington, Fender Telecoustic and Ibanez T.This guitar was custom built by Danny Ferrington, who allegedly met with the band backstage during the SNL gig in January 1992.
The Grateful Dead - Jerry Garcia's Guitars Debuting in 1986, the Ferrington line was designed by renowned luthier Danny Ferrington - an attempt by Kramer to dive into the 'softer' side of hard rock. Your Real First Guitar - April Fools Day!. Very few models were made.įender has since issued several versions of the Acoustisonic Tele, the last was in 2010. The soundhole on all was an offset oval and the bridge had a very unique shape. The bridge was Pau ferro with laminated ebony and the electronics were active. The tuners were Fender/Schaller models with pearl buttons. The custom model had a solid spruce top, Honduras mahogany back and sides, maple neck with a rosewood fretboard that had no inlays. The deluxe model had a 2 piece spruce top, mahogany back, pearl button tuners, maple neck with a rosewood fretboard with dot inlays and an ebony bridge. The standard came with a 2 piece spruce top, a basswood back and sides, a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard and dot inlays, cream coloured tuning pegs and a black ebony bridge. There were 3 MIJ models (made in Japan) Telecoustics. This was a transition period with Fender and about that time, Fender had no US production. I have had this guitar for about 10 years its been sitting for the past 5, its a acousticelectric, not perfect few scratches but the neck isnt warped. It was originally developed in Fender’s custom shop and came with a wooden body, but was very expensive. United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD), Class of 1987, Cover has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. This was an idea developed by luthier John Page, who gave us some great Fender guitars during his tenure with the company. Denver, CO > Buy & Sell > Musical Instruments in Denver, CO > 1988 Kramer Ferrington KFS-1 - 800. Fender has been building its Telecoustic and Stratacoustic guitars back in 1991. Rare Kramer Ferrington KFT-2 Acoustic Electric 1987-88 White This 80s bad boy has a thin bound front and back body, off-round sound hole, bolt on maple neck, banana headstock, rosewood fretboard, and a passive transducer pickup mounted on the bridge with a volume and tone control on the upper horn of the body.
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