My parents got me a 1968 Texan 12 String for Christmas 1969. I am still playing it to this day. Plays beautifully and has an incredible sound. Framus guitars are very under rated on the vintage market. John Lennon and Keith Richards both played Framus 12 strings back in the day,
Hey Jeff I am a left handed player and I have been eyeing up a similar 1969 Framus Texan that is right handed. I want to convert it to left handed, but do you know if the saddle will need to be changed for reversing the order of the strings?
Yeah, you should probably change it because otherwise the strings won‘t have enough or too much space. I would keep the original one though if you ever try to sell it again
Sorry, just now seeing this comment. I don’t know where you’d find OEM parts, eBay or Reverb might accidentally have some salvaged parts that would work. I could not find tuners that matched the hole and screw placement so I had to make new screw holes. I didn’t like it but it was a necessity.
@@jeffmartin52 thanks for getting back to me. I think you're right, I'm just going to have to settle for new parts. Shame, i was 16 when i threw those parts away. I could kick my own ass for that.
I bought a 73 vintage jumbo Framus here in Germany I found gold on this one the guitar has a mahogany backing maple sides spruce top and an ebony fingerboard really a beauty
My parents got me a 1968 Texan 12 String for Christmas 1969. I am still playing it to this day. Plays beautifully and has an incredible sound. Framus guitars are very under rated on the vintage market. John Lennon and Keith Richards both played Framus 12 strings back in the day,
Just bought a 6 string and 12 String Texan for $500.00 total! Still can get great deals on these. Buy them up while you can!
The guitar sounds awesome too
Thanks for the demo and thorough review!
Love the wind cries mary
Hey Jeff I am a left handed player and I have been eyeing up a similar 1969 Framus Texan that is right handed. I want to convert it to left handed, but do you know if the saddle will need to be changed for reversing the order of the strings?
Yeah, you should probably change it because otherwise the strings won‘t have enough or too much space. I would keep the original one though if you ever try to sell it again
I'm restoring a '56 Texan. Any idea where I can get hardware for it? I need everything.
Sorry, just now seeing this comment. I don’t know where you’d find OEM parts, eBay or Reverb might accidentally have some salvaged parts that would work. I could not find tuners that matched the hole and screw placement so I had to make new screw holes. I didn’t like it but it was a necessity.
@@jeffmartin52 thanks for getting back to me. I think you're right, I'm just going to have to settle for new parts. Shame, i was 16 when i threw those parts away. I could kick my own ass for that.
Do a search for Framus vintage parts, they have an online shop. Had good experiences with them restoring an old bass
You might have better luck/price finding another Framus and switching out. Good Luck
Nice. How much do you think one of these vintage guitars is worth at market price?
Patrick Au-Yeung, this one sold for $300
I just traded for a 5/195 and it looks almost exactly like this one. It's built like a tank but quite light. Thanks for the review.
They're still priced way below other guitars with the same sound quality.
I bought a 73 vintage jumbo Framus here in Germany I found gold on this one the guitar has a mahogany backing maple sides spruce top and an ebony fingerboard really a beauty
Ok