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The Burns TR-2 is an iconic model from the range of guitars famously produced in London by Jim Burns in the '60s heyday, and used by many bands of the day....many others besides The Searchers & The Shadows. Thinline bodied, this was the first production guitar to include onboard battery-powered active volume-boost circuitry, referred to as "booster" at the time!
Always a good sign, I think, in relation to vintage guitars which had a short original production run, not that they weren't popular, or indeed didn't sell, but rather that the production costs, at the time, were too high to be sustainable.....indicative of the high-quality of the build, and fitted equipment!
Stock Number - VTGC1075.
Now being restored to superbly playable condition by one of this country's foremost luthiers, the Blond TR-2 is in essentially original condition, including..........
Original Burns Vibrato to upgraded Tune-o-matic type roller bridge, and upgraded hold-down,
Re-levelled & Re-fretted Rosewood Fingerboard with 22 Frets + Zero Fret, New inset Bone Nut,
Onboard battery-powered active volume-boost circuitry, referred to as "booster" at the time...original transistor boost has been repaired & uprated, now taking 9v battery, and retaining three original pickguard controls.
Nut Width: 43mm/1 11/16", Scale length: 24 3/4", Weight: 4.1kg.
Restoration by Colin Keefe....https://www.keefeguitars.co.uk/....
including repair to split in top, replaced head veneer, finish damage made good, fingerboard re-levelled and re-fretted, new bone nut installed, replaced original bridge and hold down, Ultra-Sonic pickups re-wound & repaired, and two new surrounds made to replace damaged originals, original printed circuit transistor boost repaired and up-rated so it takes a 9v battery beneath the unit, new jack socket and switch fitted, re-strung and set-up.
Excellent 12th. fret action at approx. 1.5mm./2mm. The guitar has been re-strung with 11 gauge strings. No case included.
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The video I have embedded here, features some excellent playing, of a style probably not expected on a Burns, but no less fine for that, on a TR2 that appears to be in original form, whereas the first additional clip is a demo of three TR2s, but all with modified electrics. Second link is to the Blacks Guitars site referred to.
