Shock Horror! Jigsaw puzzle artwork acurately depicts four guitars

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My wife likes doing jigsaws.On the rare occasion the pictures on them have included musical instruments, they normally have inacuracies that are glaringly obvious to anyone who knows how they really look. Often, it's brass and woodwind that are the most approximate, because to most of use, brass is just a mad tangle of tubes and woodwind is some crazy mess of levels. (Not me, BTW, I worked on them both for a living…)

Guitars generally come off a bit better, but you still see weird things like objects that might be pickups stuck over the strings, things that look a bit like the antenna from a 1950's TV set-top aerial that are probably inspired by the Strat trem, as well as body shapes that are nothing specific.

Imagine my surprise when my wife's latest jigsaw – The Vintage Shop – contained depictions of four guitars that are so 'anatomically correct' I instantly knew what they were. Can you identify them? I got this image from Amazon. If you'd like a better look, just shout and I'll scan sections of the actual box.

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That is an interesting picture. Quite a mix of time. Drawings of op amps. Items for the era just after transistors came out in everyday things. The broadcast mic. I can add one guitar to your count.
 
RunDown said:
That is an interesting picture. Quite a mix of time. Drawings of op amps. Items for the era just after transistors came out in everyday things. The broadcast mic. I can add one guitar to your count.
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Your calculation is impeccable! I've edited the title to reflect the fact there are four guitars. I hadn't spotted the broadcast mic.

From left to right, I believe the guitars to be: late 1970s Mosrite Celebrity; early 1970s Jedson/Zenta/Tiesco Tele; early 1960s Harmony Rocket, and late 1950s Höfner 462(?).
 
simoncroft said:
Your calculation is impeccable! I've edited the title to reflect the fact there are four guitars. I hadn't spotted the broadcast mic.

From left to right, I believe the guitars to be: late 1970s Mosrite Celebrity; early 1970s Jedson/Zenta/Tiesco Tele; early 1960s Harmony Rocket, and late 1950s Höfner 462(?).
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I thought they looked Tiesco ish, but I don't know them that well
Thanks for sharing
 
simoncroft said:
Your calculation is impeccable! I've edited the title to reflect the fact there are four guitars. I hadn't spotted the broadcast mic.

From left to right, I believe the guitars to be: late 1970s Mosrite Celebrity; early 1970s Jedson/Zenta/Tiesco Tele; early 1960s Harmony Rocket, and late 1950s Höfner 462(?).
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I definitely recognized the Harmony Rocket.
 
simoncroft said:
My wife likes doing jigsaws.On the rare occasion the pictures on them have included musical instruments, they normally have inacuracies that are glaringly obvious to anyone who knows how they really look. Often, it's brass and woodwind that are the most approximate, because to most of use, brass is just a mad tangle of tubes and woodwind is some crazy mess of levels. (Not me, BTW, I worked on them both for a living…)

Guitars generally come off a bit better, but you still see weird things like objects that might be pickups stuck over the strings, things that look a bit like the antenna from a 1950's TV set-top aerial that are probably inspired by the Strat trem, as well as body shapes that are nothing specific.

Imagine my surprise when my wife's latest jigsaw – The Vintage Shop – contained depictions of four guitars that are so 'anatomically correct' I instantly knew what they were. Can you identify them? I got this image from Amazon. If you'd like a better look, just shout and I'll scan sections of the actual box.

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I see a Teisco hollow body electric, a Harmony Rocket and a Framus archtop. The fourth one I can’t tell?
 
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