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Bjärton Orkestergitarr P24
Photo
1960s ad


Specifications:
Spruce top.
Maple back & sides.
7-ply bound top.
Single-bound back.
Hagström P24 pickup unit.
Hagström adjustable bridge.
Trapeze tailpiece or Hagström Tremar.
Mahogany neck.
Unbound headstock with or without inlay.
Adjustable truss rod.
Unbound rosewood fingerboard with dot
inlay or three-piece block inlay.
Individual tuners.
Sunburst finish.

Although not present in any of the known
catalogs, this model appears to be a
Orkestergitarr (Orchestra guitar)
electrified with a Hagström P24 pickup unit.

Variations in neck ornamentations has been
seen but they were all noted as
"Orkestergitarr P24" in the shipping ledgers.

The shipping ledgers also includes two
"Orkestergitarr P26" which probably is
the same model but with a
Hagström P26 pickup unit.

Introduced: Circa 1959

Earliest known example: 14064 (Circa 1959)
17417 (Circa 1960) - (changed tailpiece)
17422 (Circa 1960) - (changed tailpiece & bridge)
17427 (Circa 1960)
17526 (Circa 1960)
21486 (Circa 1961) - (missing pickguard, changed bridge)
21655 (Circa 1961)
28527 (Circa 1962)
31475 (Circa 1962)

Circa 1962:
Non-adjustable truss rod.

unknown number (Circa 1962)
Latest known example: 31931 (Circa 1962)