Pic. And not a great one. (Still better than most of the GC pics.)
Thanks Chris.
Think that's what Chaz had and bet it predates Weir's "Special".
And bet that's why Hans says he disagrees with Weir's recollection of sequence and dates of events, but I also bet those inspired Weir to order the one (or more) with an over-sized headstock.
I had a '67 arched-Brazilian (laminate). The label said "F-50 ROSEWOOD"
Appreciate the refresher. I'd bet yours (and the one here) were some of the ones that Hans mentions in his book as "experiments" (I'm thinking he mentions Jim Deurlein?)
Sorry, don't have the book here where I post from.
And I'd bet these early ones were what led to the introduction of the "F50
R" as a regular model which I recall as being '68.
Point being, for whatever reason they decided that for regular production, a flatback worked better with rosewood, but it could explain why Weir recalls asking 'em "Why not do an arched back
flat-top" when in fact they'd been doing it all along, except in
maple.