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~ Schaefer Guitars ~

Ed's Schaefer's love for music & musical instruments has roots dating back to his great grandfather being a finisher at Steinway & Son Piano Co., in Queens , NY and his father being a pianist and having his own radio show in the late 1940's in Baltimore , MD. As a classical guitar major in college, in the early 70's, Ed held a job working as a repair technician at Rhythm Band Instrument Co. in Ft. Worth, TX (R.B.I. was a sister company of International Music Corp). Ed began building guitars at this time focusing on classical guitars. Little was know on the subject and less was available in the form of one book. He had little money and a poor place to work….his living room!

Today Ed works in a cozy “Home Shop” in Bastrop , TX . Creating his coveted archtop guitars and has recently introduced two new lines . . . his “Hamilton Headless” built for Fred Hamilton (Director of University of North Texas Guitar Dept.) and the new “Fretmaster” (a lightweight chambered solid body featuring state-of-the-art electronics).

DAG REPRESENTS CUSTOM COMMISSIONS FOR THIS BUILDER!

DAG represents custom commissions for Ed Schaefer. We can only handle a limited amount per year and they are on a first come-first served basis with typical wait times ranging from 6 to 10 months. If interested please call for a preliminary discussion in regard to the guitar you'd like to have Ed build for you. If scheduling permits and it's an instrument that Ed is interested in building, we will proceed to the next step and have you consulting directly with Ed to work out all the fine details, as well as pricing and deposits, before the build commences.

Ed's guitars have been featured in "Just Jazz Guitar", " Twentieth Century Guitar", "Vintage Guitar", on the cover of the "Guitar Encyclomedia" (Mike Overly), on the cover of "Melodic Studies and Composition for the Serious Musician" (a Mel Bay publication by Fred Hamilton), Many covers of CD's and are played by such notable musicians as Rich Severson, Fred Hamilton, Mike Nase, Mike Wheeler, Frank D'Rone, Danny Gioioso, Sam Miltich, Mark Kreitzer, Mike Overly, Joey McKenzie, Ron Koivisto, Noel Johnston, Alan Schaefer, Charles Davis and Bernie Petteway just to name a few.

Ed's models offered by DAG are just a starting point for your ultra-custom "Schaefer" guitar as every guitar Ed builds involves a TOTAL collaboration of two heads and two hearts...the customer and Ed.

The Schaefer 15

*25" fret scale *14 3/4" lower bout *2 3/8" side width *split-block MOP inlay *siderail dots *three-piece flamed maple neck *select European maple back and sides *single-ply (.060) ivroid bound body, headstock, neck, f-holes, pickguard, tailpiece, and trussrod cover *art deco inlay on headstock *gold/ebony knobs Waverly tuners *Kent Armstrong 12-pole humbucker *custom-fitted Cedar Creek Case (black/burgundy)

Schaefer Hamilton Headless

*30 1/2" total length *less than 5 lbs weight *25" fret scale *Honduras Mahogany body with quilted or flamed maple top *Schaefer logo inlay @ 12th fret with dots (abalone) *siderail dots *1 21/32" nut width at 0-fret *Rosewood fingerboard *gold Schaller adjustable Roller bridge *gold Steinberger gearless tuners *gold Schaefer headpiece *two gold Kent Armstrong 12-pole humbuckers *rosewood/pearl-inlayed knobs *padded embroidered gig bag by Colorado Case Co.

Schaefer Fretmaster

*25"scale *13 1/2" lower bout *chambered solid body *1 1/2" side width *lightweight *three-piece flamed maple neck *siderail dots *Honduras Mahogany body *quilted or flamed maple top *two custom Kent Armstrong coil tapped humbuckers *split-block inlay *gold Nashville Tunomatic bridge *gold Gotoh stop tailpiece *gold/ebony knobs Waverly tuners *custom embroidered gig bag by Colorado Case Co. (optional hardshell case available)

Schaefer Freddy

*25" fret scale *14" lower bout *2" side width *solid ebony fingerboard *siderail dots *three-piece flamed maple neck *select European maple back and sides *single-ply (.060) ivroid bound body, headstock, neck, f-holes, pickguard, tailpieced, and trussrod cover *Schaefer inlayed snakehead headstock *gold/ebony knobs Waverly tuners *Kent Armstrong 12-pole humbucker *custon-fitted Cedar Creek Case (black/burgund)

Schaefer Swingmaster

*25" fret scale *17 3/8" lower bout *3" side width *split-block MOP inlay *siderail dots *three-piece flamed maple neck *select European maple back and sides *single-ply (.060) ivroid bound body, headstock, neck, f-holes, pickguard, tailpiece, trussrod cover *art deco inlay on headstock *gold/ebony knobs Waverly tuners *Kent Armstrong 12-pole humbucker with vol./tone *Custom-fitted Cedar Creek Case (black/burgundy)