| Year | 1955 | Color | Maroon | | | | | |
| Birthplace | Red Bank, New Jersey | Factory Options | N/A | | | | | |
| Manufacturer | Danelectro | Case Mfd. | N/A | | | | | |
| Model | Prototype for Glen Carver at Sears and Roebuck | Case Exterior | N/A | | | | | |
| Serial # | Unknown | Case Interior | N/A | | | | | |
| Serial # Location | Unknown | Case Extras | | | | | | |
| Original Price | $0.00 | Condition | | | | | | |
| Specifications | | | | | | | | |
| Overall | | | | | | | | |
| Type | Two Pickup Solid Body Electric Guitar | Body Length | 16 7/16″ | | | | | |
| Weight | 6lbs 11.3oz | Body Depth | 1 1/2″ | | | | | |
| Scale | 25 | Upper Bout Width | 9 1/4″ | | | | | |
| # Of Strings | 6 | Waist Bout Width | 7 3/8″ | | | | | |
| Total Length | 38 11/16″ | Lower Bout Width | 11 5/8″ | | | | | |
| Construction | | | | | | | | |
| Body | | | | | | | | |
| Body Type | 3-piece, Rounded Edges, Single Cutaway, Right Handed | Body Binding | N/A | | | | | |
| Top | Poplar | f-hole Binding | N/A | | | | | |
| Back | Poplar | Bracing | N/A | | | | | |
| Sides | Poplar | Finish | Nitrocellulose Lacquer | | | | | |
| Neck | | | | | | | | |
| Neck Detail | Poplar 1-piece | Side Marker | N/A | | | | | |
| Neck Profile | C w/ 3/4″ Flat Aluminum Truss Rail Down Center | Nut | Aluminum, 1 Screw to Fingerboard End | | | | | |
| Neck Depth | 1st Fret .955″, 10th Fret .974″ | Nut Width | 1 5/8″ | | | | | |
| Neck Attachment | Bolt-on 2 Screws to Body, White Plastic Hole Insert Caps | 12th Fret Width | 2 1/8″ | | | | | |
| Neck Heel Cap | N/A | Truss | 3/4″ Aluminum Flat Bar From Nut to Tailpiece, Channleled for Pickups | | | | | |
| Fingerboard | Brazilian Rosewood | Truss Adjustment | N/A | | | | | |
| Fingerboard Radius | 22″ | Truss Adj. Cover | N/A | | | | | |
| Fingerboard Binding | N/A | Peghead Profile | Half Bell, Traingle Volute is 1-screw Affixed Through Peghead Front and Glued to Neck | | | | | |
| Frets | .100″ Nickle Silver Wire | Peghead Veneer | Thick White Celluloid Plate with “Glen Carver” Vertically Engraved | | | | | |
| Fret Count | 20 | Peghead Binding | N/A | | | | | |
| Position Marker | 6 Force Fitted Aluminum Dot 3,5,7(db),9,12(db),15 | Peghead Logo | N/A | | | | | |
| Hardware | | | | | | | | |
| Tuners | Waverly Plain Plate | Pickguard | Thin Vacuum-formed White Plastic Plate Encompassing Pickup | | | | | |
| Tuners Type | 6-OAP, 3×3, Open-back, 4-screws to Headstock | Pickguard Mount | 10-screws to Top | | | | | |
| Machine Heads | White Plastic Oval | Knobs | Dual Stacked Plastic Concentric, Top-Tone, Bottom-Volume | | | | | |
| Tuner Bushings | N/A | Knob Details | Fine Knurl Top Edge, Push-on | | | | | |
| Tailpiece | Fixed Aluminum Plate, Slotted for Bridge Adjustment Screw | Switch Cap | N/A | | | | | |
| Tailpiece Mount | 3 Screws to Top w/ Bottom Screw for Tilt/Height Adj. | Control Plate | Potentiometers and Toggle Switch Mounted to Metal Plate under Pickguard | | | | | |
| Bridge Type | Brazilian Rosewood Slat with Screw Seated in Tailpiece Slot | Pickup Bezel | N/A | | | | | |
| Bridge Detail | Compensating, 3-way Adjustable: Forwardst/Backwards/Sideways | Pickup Location | Neck and Bridge | | | | | |
| Bridge Material | Rosewood | Pickup Mount | Taped Inside Pickguard | | | | | |
| Bridge Saddle | N/A | Strap Button | White Plastic End Pin | | | | | |
| Tremolo Arm | N/A | | | | | | | |
| Electronics | | | | | | | | |
| Pickup | Danelectro Mfd. Pre-Lipstick, Single Coil, Alnico | Switch Stamp | Carling Und. Lab. Inc. 3A.125V.A.C. | | | | | |
| Pickup Detail | Taped to Underside of Pickguard | Switch Detail | SPDT 3-way Toggle, Pickup Selector | | | | | |
| Pickup Date | N/A | Capacitor Stamp | Two, Astron .1MF 400 VDC MADE IN USA | | | | | |
| Pickup Poles | N/A | Cap Value | .1µF | | | | | |
| Pickup Wiring | Taped to Pickguard | Cap Value Actual | P1 .107µF, P2 .114µF | | | | | |
| Pickup Output | P1-4.64kΩ, P2-4.72kΩ | Resistor | N/A | | | | | |
| Potentiometers | Two CTS – Chicago Telephone Supply, Volume and Tone Stacked | Resistor Value Actual | N/A | | | | | |
| Potentiometer Stamp | V/T BH4260A 137422 | Wire Harness | Aluminum Foil Between Taped Components and Pickguard | | | | | |
| Potentiometer Value | V-100kΩ, T-1 MΩ | Ground Wire | Bridge Volume Potentiometer Case to Tailpiece Screw | | | | | |
| Pot Value Actual | P1 V – Unknown T – 1.068MΩ, P2 V – Unknown T – 1.013MΩ | Output Jack | Switchcraft 1/4″, Mounted On Metal Plate to Lower Body Edge using Piece from an Astatic Tone Equalizer, 2-screws Affixed | | | | | |
| Notes | Pickups and Potentiometers are wired in Paralell w/ both active regardless of Toggle Position. It is believed that Nathan Daniel built this protoype as a demo for Sears Marketing and Sales | | | | | | | |
| Catalog Description | | | | | | | | |
| Solid Body Electric Guitars | | | | | | | | |
| Reinforced with metal bar to precent warping | | | | | | | | |
| · High Fidelity magnetic pickup unit for finest tone | | | | | | | | |
| · Adjustable bridge moves upward and backward-forward | | | | | | | | |
| $39.95 Cash | | | | | | | | |
| Single pickup without case $4 Down. | | | | | | | | |
| Also Available with twin pickups…see 57 K 01377L below. | | | | | | | | |
| Duraluminum reinforcing bar through entire length of neck and body! Two-way adjustable bridge. Professional 25 ¾ in. scale, yet guitar is only 36 ¼ in. long. 11 ¼ in. Wide. Tone and volume controls. Maroon artificial leather covered hardwood. Instruction book. Amplifier required. | | | | | | | | |
| 57 K 01375L – Single pickup model. Shipping weight 9 lbs. $4 down. $5 month… Cash $39.95 | | | | | | | | |
| 57 K 01376L – With case. Shipping weight 10 lbs. $4.50 down. $5 month… Cash $44.50 | | | | | | | | |
| 57 K 01377L – Twin pickup model. 2 volume, tone controls, switch. Weight 9 lbs. $6 dn.. Cash $59.95 | | | | | | | | |
| 57 K 01375L – With case. Shipping weight 10 lbs. $6.50 down. $6 month… Cash $64.55 | | | | | | | | |
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| Chronologue Legend | | | | | | | | |
| Pickups numbering starts from top position. Ex. P1-Neck, P2-Middle, P3-Bridge | | | | | | | | |
| Pup – Pickup | | | | | | | | |
| UB – Upper-bout, LB – Lower-bout, WB – Waist-bout | | | | | | | | |
| Laminate – Pressed layers of wood w/ veneer | | | | | | | | |
| Celluloid – Nitrocellulose-based plastics | | | | | | | | |
| W/B – Binding alternates White/Black or Black/White depending on count. Ex. 5-ply W/B = W/B/W/B/W | | | | | | | | |
| (db) – Double Markers | | | | | | | | |
| Pearlette – Plastic resembling natural pearl. | | | | | | | | |
| MOP – Authentic mother of pearl | | | | | | | | |
| COB – Chrome over brass | | | | | | | | |
| CM – Chromed Metal | | | | | | | | |
| OAP – Tuners mounted on a metal plate | | | | | | | | |
| V/T – Volume/Tone | | | | | | | | |
| kΩ – Kiloohms, measuring electric resistance | | | | | | | | |
| μF – Microfared, measuring electrical capacitance | | | | | | | | |
| Unknown – Electronics – examination would disrupt vintage integrity, or accurate reading is weighted by other components. | | | | | | | | |
| Unknown – Wood or hardware – examination would disrupt vintage integrity | | | | | | | | |
| N/A – Not Available from manufacturer. | | | | | | | | |
| The Chronologue entry is for model inspected only. Similar models may exhibit different specifications. | | | | | | | | |
| The Chronologue is for historic reference. Updates to continue. | | | | | | | | |
| Maintenance on models not performed unless documented. | | | | | | | | |
| The Chronologue is a registered trademark of SLT Vintage | | | | | | | | |