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Specifications: |
Body width: 410 mm. |
Body length: 510 mm. |
Body depth: 120 mm. |
Scale length: 630 mm. |
Spruce top. |
Maple sides. |
Mahogany back. |
4-ply bound top. |
Single-bound back. |
Pin bridge. |
Adjustable truss rod. |
Single-bound fingerboard with block inlay. |
Individual tuners. |
Sunburst finish. |
10 year warranty. |
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Offered in two versions: |
Fully acoustic (J-45) or with pickup and controls (J-45 EL). |
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Available for export under the Hagström brand. |
Marketed in Canada and the U.S.A. as Hagström H-45. |
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Introduced: Circa 1963 as Bjärton J-45 Western or Jumbo J-45 |
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Earliest known example: 36779 (1963) |
48694 (1964) - (Hagström) - (changed tuners, España label) |
54133 (1964) - (Hagström J-45 EL) |
60504 (1964) - (J-45 EL) |
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Circa 1965: |
Mahogany back and sides. |
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79362 (1966) - (Hagström) |
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Circa 1967: |
Different pickup design (J-45 EL). |
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86317 (1967) - (J-45 EL) |
87802 (1967) - (J-45 EL) |
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Circa 1967: |
Unbound soundhole. |
Pickup moved to soundhole (J-45 EL). |
Changed pickguard shape. |
Adjustable bridge. |
Hagström tailpiece. |
Bolt-on neck. |
Truss rod adjustable from body end. |
String retainer bar. |
Unbound fingerboard with bass side block inlay. |
Rounded fingerboard end. |
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93424 (1967) - (Hagström) |
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Circa 1968: |
Changed pickguard shape. |
No string retainer bar. |
Single-bound fingerboard with centered block inlay. |
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103796 (1969) |
120947 (1971) - (Hagström) - (changed tuners) |
128278 (1972) - (J-45 EL) |
Latest known example: 137575 (1973) - (Hagström) |
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