Dimensions of late '60s Telecaster logo

[UlricvonCatalyst]

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone out there who has a late '60s Custom Tele, with this style of logo....



....could do me the enormous favour of measuring the length, either of both words separately, or from the F of Fender to the R of telecaster. Measurement in millimetres would be much appreciated.

Alternatively, maybe somebody has a link to a site with official dimensions of the various logos used over the years?

This is for a custom logo for my Syd Barrett 'tribute' guitar - NOT, I must stress, a counterfeiting operation, but rather a custom-designed logo our Mark has magicked up for me. Just want the proportions to sit right on the headstock.

Hope someone here can help me with this.

[PorkyPrimeCut]

Hey....I very quickly Googled "correct telecaster decal dimensions", switched to "Images" and these came up...





Both are from 1973.

I'll let you decide on a number although I'd imagine anything around 3.75" would work fine

[UlricvonCatalyst]

Three and three-quarters old-money inches it is. Do you know any steam-punks with an imperial version of Adobe Magic Lantern you could feed your graphic into?

By the way, I found this interesting reading. It seems litho-print could be the way to go if I can find anyone who'll do it. Makes me really glad I didn't go with 'Faker' !

[PorkyPrimeCut]

Three and three-quarters old-money inches it is. Do you know any steam-punks with an imperial version of Adobe Magic Lantern you could feed your graphic into?

By the way, I found this interesting reading. It seems litho-print could be the way to go if I can find anyone who'll do it. Makes me really glad I didn't go with 'Faker' !

The decals sold by Rothko & Frost I used for my project are litho-print. Simple to apply but very delicate. You'll need to spray some kind of clearcoat over them though. Rubbing Tru-Oil & the like over the top will most likely destroy them. I was lucky in having some old clearcoat left over from my pedal building days.

[UlricvonCatalyst]

Three and three-quarters old-money inches it is. Do you know any steam-punks with an imperial version of Adobe Magic Lantern you could feed your graphic into?

By the way, I found this interesting reading. It seems litho-print could be the way to go if I can find anyone who'll do it. Makes me really glad I didn't go with 'Faker' !

The decals sold by Rothko & Frost I used for my project are litho-print. Simple to apply but very delicate. You'll need to spray some kind of clearcoat over them though. Rubbing Tru-Oil & the like over the top will most likely destroy them. I was lucky in having some old clearcoat left over from my pedal building days.

Right, hadn't got round to visiting R&K yet. I have a friend who works in the Glasgow Print Studio - was going to ask her if anyone she knows does the litho thing - shop local and all that.

[PorkyPrimeCut]

Three and three-quarters old-money inches it is. Do you know any steam-punks with an imperial version of Adobe Magic Lantern you could feed your graphic into?

By the way, I found this interesting reading. It seems litho-print could be the way to go if I can find anyone who'll do it. Makes me really glad I didn't go with 'Faker' !

The decals sold by Rothko & Frost I used for my project are litho-print. Simple to apply but very delicate. You'll need to spray some kind of clearcoat over them though. Rubbing Tru-Oil & the like over the top will most likely destroy them. I was lucky in having some old clearcoat left over from my pedal building days.

Right, hadn't got round to visiting R&K yet. I have a friend who works in the Glasgow Print Studio - was going to ask her if anyone she knows does the litho thing - shop local and all that.

Cool.

Just make sure they have the right gold ink too. I deliberately went with the Rothko folks because they're guitar specialists & know exactly which colours to use.

[bdf83]

The decals sold by Rothko & Frost I used for my project are litho-print. Simple to apply but very delicate. You'll need to spray some kind of clearcoat over them though. Rubbing Tru-Oil & the like over the top will most likely destroy them. I was lucky in having some old clearcoat left over from my pedal building days.

Right, hadn't got round to visiting R&K yet. I have a friend who works in the Glasgow Print Studio - was going to ask her if anyone she knows does the litho thing - shop local and all that.

Cool.

Just make sure they have the right gold ink too. I deliberately went with the Rothko folks because they're guitar specialists & know exactly which colours to use.

Plus one for R&F, I've got a few logos from them and they always come out nicely.