As posted before I acquired an old neck and body of trademe.
The make is a New Zealand brand , Jansen. Jansen made guitars and amps in New Zealand back in the 60s when very little else was getting imported into the country.
The neck is straight and the truss works, but it has been de fretted and changed into fretless.
I've gone ahead and ordered some fret wire. This will be my first bass Refret. I've done guitars, but I'll be getting an experienced friend to help here.
The.p most exciting part thus far is learning something very cool about the body. My plan was to refinish in vintage whe
It's. But when I examined the look and grain of the wood very closely , it became obvious this usual guitar body. I looked like NZ kauri. Kauri is our foremost wood, and used to be present in abundance. Now it is rare in the wild. But it is very stable, has a beautiful honey color and a lovely grain. Looking up some info I learned that early on I. Their production Jansen used recycled kauri from demolished buildings for their guitar bodies! So cool! So not only is this body made in the 60s , it's very likely that the wood from building that was demolished was significantly older than this. A real price of kiwi history
