| Year | 1963 | Color | Emerald Green | | | | | |
| Birthplace | | Factory Options | N/A | | | | | |
| Manufacturer | Framus | Case Mfd. | Unknown | | | | | |
| Model | Strato 5/154-54 | Case Exterior | Unknown | | | | | |
| Serial # | 12220-363 | Case Interior | Unknown | | | | | |
| Serial # Location | Engraved In Peghead Back | Case Extras | N/A | | | | | |
| Original Price | $249.00 | | | | | | | |
| Specifications | | | | | | | | |
| Overall | | | | | | | | |
| Type | Solid Body 6-String Electric Guitar, Double Cut-away Three Pick-up | Body Length | 17 1/8″ | | | | | |
| Weight | 6 lb. 13 oz. | Body Depth | 1 3/8″ | | | | | |
| Scale | 24 3/4 | Upper Bout Width | 9 1/2″ | | | | | |
| # Of Strings | 6 | Waist Bout Width | 7 3/8″ | | | | | |
| Total Length | 39 7/8″ | Lower Bout Width | 12 7/8″ | | | | | |
| Construction | | | | | | | | |
| Body | | | | | | | | |
| Body Type | Solid Body, Double Cutaway, Rounded Body Edges, Countoured Body Front and Back | Body Binding | N/A | | | | | |
| Top | Solid Wood | f-hole Binding | N/A | | | | | |
| Back | Solid Wood | Bracing | N/A | | | | | |
| Sides | Solid Wood | Finish | Nitrocellulose | | | | | |
| Neck | | | | | | | | |
| Neck Detail | Walnut | Side Marker | 6 Brown Dot 3,5 7 9,12(db),15 | | | | | |
| Neck Profile | U | Nut | Bone | | | | | |
| Neck Depth | 1st Fret .870″, 10th Fret .893″ | Nut Width | 1 1/2″ | | | | | |
| Neck Attachment | Set | 12th Fret Width | 1 5/8″ | | | | | |
| Neck Heel Cap | N/A | Truss | Steel Rod | | | | | |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood | Truss Adjustment | Peghead | | | | | |
| Fingerboard Radius | 10″ | Truss Adj. Cover | Curved with Flanged Edges Triangular Removable Plate, Affixed 3 Screws | | | | | |
| Fingerboard Binding | White Celluloid Fully Boiund | Peghead Profile | Framus Augmented Stratocaster Style | | | | | |
| Frets | .090″ Nickle Silver Wire | Peghead Veneer | N/A | | | | | |
| Fret Count | Zero, Plus 21 | Peghead Binding | N/A | | | | | |
| Position Marker | 6 Forcefit Perloid Dot 3,5 7 9,12(db),15 | Peghead Logo | Brass “Framus” Logo Plate, Glued To Peghead | | | | | |
| Hardware | | | | | | | | |
| Tuners | Mfd Unknown, Most likely Framus | Pickguard | Black Celluloid, White Engraved “Framus” Script, White Stamped Pickup and Tone Indicators | | | | | |
| Tuners Type | 6 OAPl, Open Back, 7-screws to Peghead | Pickguard Mount | 6-screws to Top | | | | | |
| Machine Heads | White Celluloid Round | Knobs | One Volume Control with Glued On Aluminum Indicator Plate, Black Screen Print Showing 0-8 V Cutouts | | | | | |
| Tuner Bushings | Round COB | Knob Details | Orange Wide Scalloped Plastic, Set Screw, Black Indicator Dot | | | | | |
| Tailpiece | CM Fixed Plate w/ Spring Loaded Rocking Hinged Tension Plate Affixed by 2-screws | Switch Cap | White Framus Style Chicken Head, Push-on | | | | | |
| Tailpiece Mount | Fixed, Inside Body Routing, COB Plate, 6-screws to Body w/ Rocking Tremolo Plate String Holder Affixed to Base w/ 2-screws, Spring Compression | Control Plate | N/A, Integrates with Pickguard | | | | | |
| Bridge Type | Floating 2-piece, Thumbwheel Height Adj | Pickup Bezel | N/A | | | | | |
| Bridge Detail | Uncompensated, Top Bar Sits on Two Legs w/ Felt Bottom, Treble Side Has Metal Clip at Bottom Which Attached to Body Mounted Plate and Allows Bridge To Slide For Compensation | Pickup Location | 3 Total, Neck, Middle, Bridge | | | | | |
| Bridge Material | COB | Pickup Mount | 3 Spring Loaded Screws Through Body. Body Routed w/ Holes to Accept Screw Length | | | | | |
| Bridge Saddle | String Slots | Strap Button | Aluminum End Pin and Upper Bout Pin | | | | | |
| Tremolo Arm | Screw Attached Swingable Arm | Notes: | On Pickguard, Stamped in White, Pickup Selector-0, I, II, III, I+III, Tone Selector-B-, T+B+, T+B-, T- | | | | | |
| Electronics | | | | | | | | |
| Pickup | Framus Mfd. Single Coil | Switch Stamp | Mfd. Unknown | | | | | |
| Pickup Detail | Integrated Aluminum Cover | Switch Detail | 2 -Total, 2-Pole Multi-Purpose Rotary | | | | | |
| Pickup Date | N/A | Capacitor Stamp | 2 Capacitors Total, 400V 0-.022M, 400V 1000M | | | | | |
| Pickup Poles | N/A | Cap Value | 0.022µF, .001F | | | | | |
| Pickup Wiring | Body Rounting | Cap Value Actual | .020µF, .001F | | | | | |
| Pickup Output | P1-3.684kΩ, P2-3.56kΩ, P3-3.74kΩ | Resistor | N/A | | | | | |
| Potentiometers | Mfd. Unknown | Resistor Value Actual | N/A | | | | | |
| Potentiometer Stamp | 1MΩ Lin | Wire Harness | Affixed to Plate | | | | | |
| Potentiometer Value | 1 MΩ | Ground Wire | Tone Pot Lead to Tailpiece | | | | | |
| Pot Value Actual | 1.26MΩ | Output Jack | Mfd. Unknown, Mounted in Plate Affixed To Pickguard 2-screws | | | | | |
| | Notes: | Tone Selectors – T- Activates Both Caps, T+B- Activates .022 Cap, T+B+ .001F Cap, B- No Cap | | | | | |
| Catalog Description | | | | | | | | |
| 5/154-50 A Solid Body instrument with all the advantages and technical possibilities of the electric guitar. Strings very close to the neck, special bars facilitating fast pieces, Special Framus switch for Bass-Treble | | | | | | | | |
| 5/154-54 Same presentation and same qualities as the 5/154-50 model. This model is equipped with 3 pick-ups. We particularly recommend it to young orchestras | | | | | | | | |
| Framus “STRATO SUPER SERIES” 5/155-52 (1974 catalog but similar descriptions) An all new Framus solid body with the following features: hand-contoured body, deep double-cutaway, adjustable neck rod. Fast fingering; low action, four-way adjustable bridge, feather-touch vibrato, ultra high-sensitive pickups with individual magnets, wide variation of treble and bass tone controls, selector switches for activating or combining pickups, finest hand-rubbed finishes in solid colors. | | | | | | | | |
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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 | | | | | | | | |