coastie99
Enlightened Member
I wonder if there are any members of the forum with knowledge of Supro guitars who could answer some questions for me please. I have just bought a non-cutaway Supro Ozark, in mother-of-toiletseat finish, which I know was manufactured between 1952-55. The serial number is X41375. My questions are....... What year was this guitar manufactured ? The tailpiece looks original compared with photo's I have seen, but has "made in Japan" stamped on it. Is it original ? Does it have a Brazilian rosewood fretboard ? The wood is lovely and dark and chocolatey. Is the saddle ebony ? It's very dark, and very heavy. Did Supro fit a variety of tuner buttons ? The tuners look original and have black "oblong" buttons - photo's I've seen show white oval buttons. I bought this off a U.S. dealer on a whim. The damn' thing had such a "buy me" vibe !! You KNOW what I mean. I will have it set up for slide, and I just know it will sound RIGHTEOUS !! Any information, or a nudge in the right direction, would be hugely appreciated. Thank you, Gary.