![]() ![]() Strings." When Elvis' character makes his performing debut on the televised Prisoner's show he is pictured using a Shaughnessey, who when Elvis plays it advises him not to "break any In the movie Elvis is seen playing three (or four) different model guitars, theįirst of which is one used by his Jailhouse Rock costar/cellmate, Mickey In the Sun Record story and who's story is suggested as initiallyĮlvis with a Stella H929 in MGM's Jailhouse Rock - 1957 The penitentiary theme of course, though that in itself is like a page out The story has many elements in it analogous to that of his own, minus Successful movie, he plays a prisoner turned singer/pop artist. Neither of us had any inkling that, 40-odd years later, Kiwi brown shoe polish would be the medium of choice for aging Squier '51 necks.Jailhouse Rock, Elvis' third and possibly most One of my younger brothers had a very similar instrument (purchased new for $13, IIRC) as his first guitar, and in the summer of 1963 we sanded off the paint and sealed it with Kiwi brown shoe polish. Regardless of its origin, it has certainly undergone an extreme makeover, including position dots, pickguard replacement, and, if it's a Silvertone 604, replacement of the bolted + glued pinless bridge which characterized both Harmony and Kay versions by the floating bridge + tailpiece. Harmony stamps frequently included model number and year Kay stamps were not so helpful. Goluphi, with the aid of a bright flashlight and a small mirror, you might find stampings inside the body which could indicate the guitar's origin. It also could have left the Harmony factory as a H1057 - Singing Cowboys model, which featured a floating bridge + tailpiece like yours, or the H1070 - Wagon wheels model, or the H902 - Stella sundale all of these guitars seem to have had identical features except for the paint. ![]() See Silvertone World's 604 page and click through the gallery for comparisons. A Silvertone 604 it may well be, but the peghead and body shapes make me think there's a good chance it came from Kay rather than Harmony. ![]()
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