Info on a Jansen

[quyet]

Hello,

I got this Beatmaster cheap, and it's alright. Nice new project. Looks like the neck pickup has been replaced. I will open it up soon to try to find out what it is. Need to shim and angle the neck but otherwise I'm pretty happy.

Does anyone have any info on it or know someone to contact?

Is it kauri?

Cheers

[quyet]

The front

[quyet]

Don Dang?

[Lyle]

That's pretty cool, looks like the low E string is trying to make an escape!

I think the neck pocket say Don Rangitaawa.

[quyet]

Neck pup

[Jay]

Double bound, nice!

[kdawg2a]

You need to talk to Denche!



Just jokes. Apparently Jansens original stock of body wood came from the roof structure of a demo'ed Auckland building in the 60s and is Kauri.
That neck pup is 70's Fender, the control plate and wiring set ups not original and the bodies been refinished.

Cool guitar. If you want to move it on may I say dibs to the situation?

[StrummersOfThunder]

You need to talk to Denche!



Just jokes. Apparently Jansens original stock of body wood came from the roof structure of a demo'ed Auckland building in the 60s and is Kauri.
That neck pup is 70's Fender, the control plate and wiring set ups not original and the bodies been refinished.

Cool guitar. If you want to move it on may I say dibs to the situation?

This is true
I have a Jansen bass body and it's Kauri.

[quyet]

Adjusted the neck and it's a lot better, but I'm getting the feeling it needs some frets fixed

anyone recommend a luthier?

[quyet]

So it needs a refret... the works

Thinking of just giving it a new neck

Got a spare neck? Should be standard fender specs... will meausre when I'm home

[Jay]

You think this is the original neck? The position of the low E string is odd and note how the high E is moving towards the edge of the fretboard going up the neck. It is as if the headstock needs to rotate a few degrees to the right and the bottom of the heel needs to move to the left... Is there any space there?

[kdawg2a]

So it needs a refret... the works

Thinking of just giving it a new neck

Got a spare neck? Should be standard fender specs... will meausre when I'm home

Just remember the neck plate screw spacings are different to the standard Fender spacing. If you get a neck with existing holes, you may need to do some plugging.

[quyet]

You think this is the original neck? The position of the low E string is odd and note how the high E is moving towards the edge of the fretboard going up the neck. It is as if the headstock needs to rotate a few degrees to the right and the bottom of the heel needs to move to the left... Is there any space there?

I've partially fixed that issue by loosening the neck and pushing it to a slight angle then tightening, but the main problem is that the nut groove are super wide so the strings have wandered. No idea about the neck's origin. The truss rod adjuster fits the era. It's beautiful, kind of a shame haha.

[quyet]

I'm considering storing it away for a future project unless somebody wants it. Electrics and pups are great, just with the neck it's 50% what it could be..

[Jay]

kdawg2a has dibs first, if he doesn't want it, I'll pm you.