NGD - 1962 Silvertone Jupiter

[pshupe]

This is officially a NGD but unofficially a guitar I have known all my life. My father ordered this from the Simpson Sears catalogue in 1962. I do not ever remember him playing it but saw pictures of it with my sister and I when we were very young. They are moving and he wanted me to sell it for him. I told him it sold quickly and I gave him the $$$$. Otherwise he would not have taken it. It will be interesting to see how long this will be a secret. Here are some shots of this guitar. I played it a bit when I was a teenager and then again a number of years ago. Nothing has been done to it in at least 40 yrs. I might have put new strings on. I seemed to remember it had flat wound strings back in the day.

I'm looking forward to cleaning it up and tuning it up where it needs.

Cheers Peter.

 

[Bobby Mahogany]

Great guitar and even greater history!

 

[Paul46]

Off the chart cool!

 

[LtDave32]

That's friggin' awesome, Pete. I love it!

 

[SlingBlader]

Very cool, Peter. That has to be one of the cooler Silvertones that I've seen! I also have my dad's electric guitar under very similar circumstances. I've been holding on to it since they downsized houses and moved. I'm going to give it a tune up and get it back to him when I deliver the Tele that I'm also making for him. His old guitar is a Harmony Rocket from sometime around 1959 or 1960.

 

[Southwest]

That is as cool as they get. Moon dust on the headstock. A zillion knobs with labels to explain what they do. It's George Jetson's guitar.

Cool. And with the back story - priceless. HNGD and good on you.

 

[redking]

Great history on the guitar! Am I crazy, or did you build a replica of this guitar once upon a time?

 

[Matt_21]

Very cool!

 

[valvetoneman]

Really like these old Silvertones, lovely guitar Peter

I'm going to modify a 1449 shape for something I fancy making

 

[pshupe]

Great history on the guitar! Am I crazy, or did you build a replica of this guitar once upon a time?

It is the guitar I have used in my avatar for almost 10 yrs now. I think I once had a discussion about doing a replica of it. I guess I figured my dad would keep in for a lot longer.

Funny thing is that they did make re-issues of this guitar in a couple different colours.

Cheers Peter.

 

[redking]

It is the guitar I have used in my avatar for almost 10 yrs now. I think I once had a discussion about doing a replica of it. I guess I figured my dad would keep in for a lot longer.

Funny thing is that they did make re-issues of this guitar in a couple different colours.

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Cheers Peter.

I've always loved the black finish on these, kinda looks like a "starry night" to go along with the 50's space age design.

 

[pshupe]

Up at my parents place cleaning up and getting ready for the move. Look what I found.

My sister in the left and me on the right. I was wondering if I would find that picture. That might have been the last time my dad played that guitar. You can see the case under the couch. Nice to find this.
Cheers Peter.

 

[redking]

Your Dad looks like a young Harrison Ford! (I think I used to have that exact green lumberjack shirt and one in red - Canadian department store special!)

 

[brokentoeswalker]

Great old pic of your Dad and you/sister. Awesome guitar. Total Canadian tuxedo lol. I still have some of those floor savers the couch legs go on lol.

 

[pshupe]

Your Dad looks like a young Harrison Ford! (I think I used to have that exact green lumberjack shirt and one in red - Canadian department store special!)

He was 28yrs old in that picture and I was almost 3 yrs old. Only about 5 months over 50 yrs ago.

Cheers Peter.