Barn Wood Tele

[wombat]

I really like Fender Telecasters. I used to have a 1972 Black Tele that I sold in the mid eighties because a guy offered me ten times more money than I had paid for it (seventy-five dollars). Dang it! I miss that thing.

As I was surfing the web, I came across this. It was being called the Barn Wood Tele. I'm not sure if it had any Fender parts, nor do I know anything of it's history. I just thought that it had some character that was worth sharing with the others.

[ImNotJohnnyRamone]

That is a very sexy guitar.

[TimR]

Teles with Bigsby's are especially cool.

[KRamone27]

Guitar builder Ron Kirn did a limited run of Telecasters that were made from 100 year old pine barn beams. They look pretty neato.
http://ronkirn.com/tele.htm
http://ronkirn.com/

[Veenture]

Interesting Tele. I find the scratchplate a little 'over the top' though ...on top of Barn Wood. And I woodn't be worrying too much about possible woodworm taking residence in it...nothing wrong with a semi hollow body Tele now, is there?

Kevin: thanks for those links! I spent a lot of time looking at Ron Kirn's Strat build, fascinating!

[KRamone27]

According to the web site Ron Kirn was admitted to the hospital to undergo an unexpected and serious medical procedure. Hope he pulls through.

[Haole Jim]

Dang, that guitar is way into high-altitude, stratospheric trans-sonic, stepped in a cow flop with bare feet, down homey hip!

'Got some barn wood from spouse's parents' barn in the shed.

That exact configuration, including the Bigsby and leather pickguard looks par'ful yummy.

Maybe two ivory P-90s or double-rail Joe Bardens...? Maybe screw a beer bottle opener somewhere, too. Knobs, what kind of knobs...?

Hmm. Winter's coming.

[oipunkguy]

i'd love to hear what this guitar sounds like compared to an alder or swamp ash body.

[rog43win]

Now that is a very nice looking tele......especially with the bigsby.....creative....

[wombat]

Dang, that guitar is way into high-altitude, stratospheric trans-sonic, stepped in a cow flop with bare feet, down homey hip!

'Got some barn wood from spouse's parents' barn in the shed.

That exact configuration, including the Bigsby and leather pickguard looks par'ful yummy.

Maybe two ivory P-90s or double-rail Joe Bardens...? Maybe screw a beer bottle opener somewhere, too. Knobs, what kind of knobs...?

Hmm. Winter's coming.

I challenge you to try it!