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Here are stored pictures that have been taken of a variety of Hagstrom guitars.
For now they are not in any particular order, I am just trying
to get them up and
running, and at a future time, may categorize them by
type
and date of manufacture. Until then, enjoy them as they are.
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She leaves me, breathless.....
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I like red guitars a lot.
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A lot!
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Really a lot!
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REALLY a lot!
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Ok, I think I have made my point....
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The guitar on the left and middle were
made in Norway, the Calypso M 16BC, on the left, came in a
variety of colors, including
green, as with this example, as well as yellow, red, and blue.
I have seen an advertisment for the Calypso guitars, dated 1959.
The red M 15 I suspect is newer, but similar headstocks, so maybe
not too much age difference. The Bjarton made Hagstrom classical
guitar on the right, I think, is probably a decade newer.
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I like blue, don't you?
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I Automatically fell in love with this one!
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I like wood.
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What can I say?
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Perloid in clover, well, not really clover, but definitely perloid.
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hmmmmmm...
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'60 Mahogany Deluxe
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So, this is about as good as it can be!
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This picture was labeled "verynice.bmp" when it arrived. It is now "verynice.jpg"
It is indeed, very nice. <not my picture, thanks to ??? >
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Love those bound f-holes
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Paint it black, you devil
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Why in the heck did I sell it?
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Good Goya gold glitters are hard to come by. (Ok, say it 10x, real fast)
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The face that launched a 1000 guitars (and thousands, and thousands...)
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I do not want to talk about it. I do NOT want to talk about it.
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Yes, they really do exist!
(Photos courtesy of RMVG)
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OK, here we have a series of pictures I published for a good Swedish friend
Its hard to get the gray background to
be consistant picture to picture, the camera tries to do what it wants,
not what I want I want it to do.
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Last June I was in Alvdalen for the Hagstrom Festival, and took a
series of pictures with me, taken in my backyard with its bright green
grass.
Wow!
Lots of Hag History here. We have here
three notible early Hagstrom guitars. The center one is the
little 'Lilla' Deluxe, from the very
first run, 449xxx, in exceptinal condition. On our left, is a
gorgeous blue
Standard Sweetone, the third run of Hagstrom guitars, 452xxx, and
on the right, the Lilla Standard, the fifth run of Hagstrom guitars,
460xxx. The first was a solid body guitar, and the Sweetone and
the Standard featured a very thick top plate, 20mm, that made them seem
solid for all intents and purposes. Later versions had a much
tinner top plate, maybe 3mm, more of a semi-hollowbodied guitar.
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My first Hagstrom 'instument' was a red Concord bass. I later
aquired the two Concord Deluxes, which to me, are Hagstrom basses at
their best. The Super Swede bass may be the best player, but
here, looks count too.
716xxx, 718xxx
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A nice group! One thing I am missing is a great condition Red Sparkle P46. Any leads?
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I'm running our of superlatives...
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So does multiple Scandi = Scandii ?
I have the parts to return the natural Scandi back to originality.
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When I purchased the pale yellow Swede, it had black knobs substituted
for the original yellow ones. Perhaps it was Karma that led me to
the four original yellow knobs in Alvdalen, the Hagstrom home.
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If Darth Vader played bass.......
An EXTREMELY rare Hagstrom black Bat Bass 519xxx You may know
somebody with a red one, you may know somebody with a blue one,
but, do you know of anyone with a black 1961 Hagstrom Bass ?
(The official name is the '61 Hagstrom Bass. )
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The most recent addition here at Hagstrom World, a blonde maple Super Swede, only one I have ever seen.
Hey, Blondie. Wah Waah Wah.......
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Bi-Sonic, man!
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Mother of Pearl Inlay on an early '30s Hagstrom Accordion.
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When one thinks of Bubinga Vikings, the mid '70s Viking IN comes to
mind, not often seen. More esoteric is the transition
Viking on the left, 731xxx, as well as the late model
Viking, from 1979, 055xxx, on the right.
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A fellow Hagstrom collector coined the term 'Butterscotch 'burst"
These two Vikings (Deluxe on the left, Viking I on the right) fully deserve that name
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Very Special Vikings
In the center, a really cool transition Viking,
731xxx, from 1968, with humbuckers and wooden bridge bass,
but the Viking I neck, best of both worlds. On each side are two
'Vikings', from 1978, 024xxx, one of which has gone home to its
motherland. Notible for its neck pocket to tailend block so the
pickups are in solid wood, and much more sustain than earlier Vikings.
These have vanghent tuners, while the final incarnation, the 1979
Viking, comes with the Schaller tuners also found on Swedes. Super
Swedes, and Jimmys, from the same year.
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Two metallic opaque finish Super Swedes. Have a red one?
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Cherry, Ligonberry, & Tangerine 'burst
A fruit salad of Super Swedes
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Close up of Ligonberry 'burst body, showing the intense
flame maple top, in person, its even more distinct.
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