Please continue these CLF Research videos . I anticipate the next. A great inventor and history of his methods. It needs to be seen for everyone (like me). Thank You ...
Bravo, Dave. i share your enthusiasm for every detail of how Leo went about his work. you guys are worthy custodians, to say the least. my Doheny and my ‘59 Jazzmaster are my top two guitars 😉
John, good stuff again. But I am surprised you never mentioned that as far as vision goes Leo had a glass eye and hence, with one "good" eye, actually had a hard time seeng depth.
I would love to hear about the telecaster with the extra long control plate in the video. I have a 79' MusicMan StingRay, love the ptb controls with the active switch, I'm dying to try your doheny and espada.
That was one of the Comanche prototypes. I remember that guitar. I has separate pickups that are intended to be used separately with the switches. It was designed much like a Teisco Del Rey guitar - the Spectrum 5 which had six switches for each pickup. These were split for treble and bass. So if you turn each one on you could do so in different order from each other for a stereo sound. This is one of the first projects that Leo did while at CLF research.
I didn't even have to watch the video to know this. I already figured it as much. The airplane manufacturers painted the inside of the landing gear bays of military aircraft this colour. Back then it was simply stated as "Light Green" or "Mint Green" and was done so for ease of identification of parts. It was easier to see them and discern what was either damaged, worn, or needed greased, etc.
