Billy Lorento (later known as pickup designer Bill Lawrence) played his signature 5/120.Endorsers in the United States at this time were Charlie Mingus and Jim Hall. In 1964, Wyman signed a three-year sponsorship deal endorsing the Star bass. Many of the early rock and roll British bass guitarists-including Jet Harris, Brian Locking, Brian Gregg, Heinz Burt, and Bill Wyman-played Framus basses. In the early 1960s, Framus Star Bass guitars were among the first bass guitars imported into Britain. Shop for vintage, new, and used Framus guitars and basses right here on Reverb.Of all my searches online for this guitar the lowest serial number I. The company that purchased all the parts from all the old Framus guitars said that they did not make The Camping King in a 12 string model so when I sent them a picture of this their reply stated that this is a very rare guitar.1995: Framus musical instruments enter into production under Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG. 1975: The rapidly changing market forces the company into bankruptcy.1967: Further expansion sees the building of a second facility in Pretzfeld, Germany.1954: A larger factory is built in Bubenreuth, Germany to house the 300-strong workforce.Wilfer KG in Erlangen, Germany to help resettle luthiers displaced from Schönbach (as of 1946, named Luby) in the Sudetenland. 1946: The foundation of Fränkische Musikinstrumentenerzeugung ('Franconian Musical Instruments Fabrication') by Fred A.Their headquarters and custom shops are located in Markneukirchen, Shanghai, New York City, and Nashville. The Framus brand was revived in 1995 as part of WarwickGmbH & Co Music Equipment KG in Markneukirchen, Germany. Framus is a Germanstring instrument manufacturing company, that existed from 1946 until going bankrupt in 1975.
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