when did they introduce the f-keys

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:11 am

i thought that the villager was introduced in the cbs era, and all of them that i have seen feature f-keys or tuner holes that are f-keys.
but i found this villager that has kluson style keys.
i know i have seen some 65's with both, but i think by about mid 66 all tuners were f-keys, can anyone verify this?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:14 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1960s-Fende ... dZViewItem
check this shit out!
its got a zero fret!!!!
this shit is weird!!!
i may just watch this really intensly.

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:19 am

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Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:16 pm

yeah, i think mid to late '65 is when they introduced them. but you'll probably find klusons well into '66.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:21 pm

I thought it was '67, but the MG65 has them, so you're probably right, bubbles.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:32 pm

i think that by '67 you'll see "f" tuners almost exclusively. in '65 and '66 they used both "f" and kluson styles with no real consistency.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:34 pm

Yeah that's probably it.

Mr Mustache · Post by **Mr Mustache** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:50 pm

bubbles_horwitz wrote:i think that by '67 you'll see "f" tuners almost exclusively. in '65 and '66 they used both "f" and kluson styles with no real consistency.

this is true, for a while during '66 they were drilling for both F tuner holes and Kluson's, my Oct 66 jazzmaster neck is drilled for both but the f tuner holes have never had screws in them

rodvonbon · Post by **rodvonbon** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:57 pm

One of my '69 Mustangs has Kluson's and the other 3 from the same year have F style.

fuckoffsetguitars.com · Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:16 am

my 66 mustang came with F tuners.

two broke so i replaced them with gotoh klusons.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:50 am

thats crazy,
especially considering the 69 compstang thing.
cbs fender, sonofabitch!

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:10 am

Mr Mustache wrote:
bubbles_horwitz wrote:i think that by '67 you'll see "f" tuners almost exclusively. in '65 and '66 they used both "f" and kluson styles with no real consistency.

this is true, for a while during '66 they were drilling for both F tuner holes and Kluson's, my Oct 66 jazzmaster neck is drilled for both but the f tuner holes have never had screws in them

Agh, I hate the idea of that, the idiots. Though I suppose it's good/handy if you'd rather have one over the other.