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  • Allen J.RedmanAllen J.Redman

    A "museum piece"

    Framus Camping King 12Published on 03/23/14 at 08:31
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Made in Germany in the 1960s
    Unlike other Framus models, it has a bonded, and manufactured in 2 parts handle (the handle body + head)
    Adjustable floating bridge height.
    "Classic" Channel 12 frets to the body.
    No microphone on mine.
    "Classical" violin parallel barrge.
    Among the old Framus, it is a "collector's".

    UTILIZATION

    With the bridge in the lower position, the action is excellent until the 9th fret.
    Further, we forget.
    Can raise the bridge (which I did not because I play at the end of handle) to obtain an acceptable sound beyond the 9th fret, but I guess it becomes harder to play.

    SOUNDS

    Its main quality (besides its robustness) is its very special…
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    Made in Germany in the 1960s
    Unlike other Framus models, it has a bonded, and manufactured in 2 parts handle (the handle body + head)
    Adjustable floating bridge height.
    "Classic" Channel 12 frets to the body.
    No microphone on mine.
    "Classical" violin parallel barrge.
    Among the old Framus, it is a "collector's".

    UTILIZATION

    With the bridge in the lower position, the action is excellent until the 9th fret.
    Further, we forget.
    Can raise the bridge (which I did not because I play at the end of handle) to obtain an acceptable sound beyond the 9th fret, but I guess it becomes harder to play.

    SOUNDS

    Its main quality (besides its robustness) is its very special sound, similar to that of a "cittern" a strange sound a bit cavernous, with excellent volume (due to the parallel dam).
    Great to accompany instruments "Trad" as the flute.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I have 10 years and I refuse to part with it.
    Can not compare it to other guitars 12-string with which his sound has nothing in common.
    The feature I like the most (besides the sound), is its ease of set (8 boxes end of the shaft).
    Features I do not like: balance, not great (light and heavy enough cash sleeve), rotten from the 9th box sound (but that's on mine, and it is a choice) .
    Impossible to judge the value for money: it is an old guitar, a model that is no longer quite rare to find, and I have not purchased (we gave it to me).
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