Fender factory tour on youtube from 1959

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Fender factory tour on youtube from 1959

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Found this on Facebook and thought I would share in case it hasn't been posted already. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nswcAPvH ... ture=share
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Post by Joachim Kettner »

Thanks, I could barely watch the cutting of the body shape and necks from 0:50- 1:50. :whoa:
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Post by Brandin »

That would have been a great job to have, and ya don't
have to wear a shirt!

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Post by Dave Hopping »

That vid has been around,but it's always worth seeing again.And isn't Abby Ybarra just a babe? :D
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Post by Kevin Hatton »

I'm really surprised Leo let men walk around without their shirts on like that in front of women. You couldn't get away with that today. Also, guys spraying without any breathing safety masks. Another safety concern. Things have changed quite a bit. Most all of those opreations are done by CNC or machines now. You can pop out a Telecaster in perfect proportions for less that $100.00. I wonder how much those Strats are worth now.
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Post by Tony Prior »

well considering this was over 50 years ago..there were no safety regulations, this was very a normal day in industry , standards hadn't even been considered yet alone enforced ! OSHA didn't arrive until 1970.

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