Hillary,Douglas, Stuart&Kay
GUILDINTRODUCESTHESTUART cutaway archtopguitar,fullybound(includingf-holes andscratchplate)withanebonybridgeand fingerboardandpearlblockabalonewedge inlays.Theinstrumentcomesloadedwith apairofhumbuckingpickups,volume andtonecontrolsforeachanda three-wayselectorswitch.Thefittings aregold-platedandthedistinctive harp-styletailpiecewasmadebyMuller inGermany.TheX-500sportsasunburst finishwhiletheX-550isnaturalblonde. AQUARTEROFBRITISHHOUSEHOLDS nowownatelevision set,withmanybuyingonetowatchtheCoronationofQueen ElizabethIIatWestminsterAbbey.Afull-colourfilmoftheevent isalsoshownincinemasallovertheUKandnationalstreet partiesareorganisedtocelebratetheevent. NewTVwatchersenjoyTheQuatermass Xperiment,TheGoodOldDaysandPanorama, andthegovernment’sproposalsfora commercialtelevisionstationarebackedby theHouseOfLords. SIREDMUNDHILLARYANDTENZINGNORGAY arethefirstto reachthesummitofMountEverest.AuthorIanFleming introducesJamesBondinhisnovel,CasinoRoyale;theG-Plan furniturerangegoesonsale;theMokainSohoisthefirstItalian espressocoffeebartoopeninBritain;WaltDisney’sPeterPan featurefilmpremieres. KAYREVE ALSITSK-161‘THINTWIN’, asemi-hollowbodyguitar thatfeaturesaninternalsolidwoodenblockrunningfromneck totailpiece.Themapletop,strikingtortoiseshellscratchplateand ivorycolouredcontrolknobsmakethisaveryeye-catching presentation.Thepickupsareslickbar-typehigh-fidelityunits, thebridgeiswoodenanditsportsatrapeze-styletailpiece.As ever,it’saverycost-effectiveguitar. THEKOREANARMISTICEAGREEMENT finally bringstheKoreanWartoanendwiththeNorth remainingcommunistandtheSouth capitalist.Prisonersarerepatriated. AmericanPresidentHarrySTruman announcesthedevelopmentofa hydrogenbomb,SenatorJohnFKennedy marriesJacquelineLeeBouvierand MarilynMonroeisthecentrefoldinthe firstissueofPlayboymagazine. FLYINGTHEDOUGLASD-558-2SKYROCKET, Scott Crossfieldbecomesthefirsttestpilottoreachaspeedof Mach2;JackieCochranisthefirstwomantobreakthe soundbarrierflyinganF-86Sabrejet.Chevrolet introducestheCorvettesportscar. HOFNER’S450ARCHTOPROLSOFF the productionlineandisofferedatabudget-line price.Thebodyhasmaplebackandsideswith aplainmapletop,twof-holesandbindingto thetopedgeonly.Ithasasingle-saddle bridge,trapezetailpiece,atwo-piecemaple neckwithrosewood‘boardandeither triplespotinlaysorfivelargeblocksthat spanthewidthoftheneck.It’salso availableasanelectricbutmostofthe earlymodelsareacoustic.