Yes, I am downsizing but this one has been in the picture for a month. I had over 50 guitars as of this summer and at my age, it is time to start downsizing. I am down 5 so far with 4 more currently up for sale. My goal is to get below 30.
I first saw this one about 6 weeks ago and it was one that I couldn't forget. I would first like to talk about the builder. He is Ron Tracy who has been Charlie Hoffman's lead repair guy, working at Hoffman's shop in Minneapolis for 36 years. He is a fine luthier in his own right and a friendly, approachable person who spent time answering my questions.
The guitar is a Telecaster type called a Ron Tracy T92, which is 92 % the size of a Telecaster. It is a 24 3/4 scale neck with a 1 3/4 nut width. A cedar topped, bound Alder body with an Ebony fretboard with stainless steel frets. It is lightweight at 6 Lbs 1oz and with SD pickups, Stk 1 neck, Stk4 middle and Stk 3 bridge. With a push - pull volume control is is truly a Tele on steroids.
The difficult part of downsizing is which ones leave. This one is a keeper.
-- Darwin
