Strad-o-lin Electric Guitar

by Mike

Can you tell me the history/value of this guitar. Seems to be in pretty good shape. Its a 2" hollow body. It has a flat locking tremelo bar. It has a small hole above the top pickup {you can see it in the picture} and a small hole in the side.. Other than that just a few small scratches. I would "think" it was original but not sure. It says made in Japan on the back. I dont see a # anywhere on it. I bought it at a garage sale and thought it was pretty.

ANSWER

Hi, Mike--

Here is the only information about these guitars that is in the Blue Book:

"Instruments previously produced in New York during the 1950s and 1960s. Later models manufactured in Japan.
Strad-O-Lin was a brand name of the Peter Sorkin Music Company. A number of solid body guitars were built at the Multivox company of New York, and distribution of those and the later Japanese built models were handled by the Sorkin company of New York City, New York. Other guitars built and distributed (possibly as rebrands) were Royce, Premier, Belltone, and Marvel."

From info found on the internet, I would say that the market value is between $75 and $150.

Lynne