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FENTON-WEILL

STREAMLINE - DE LUXE - TUXMASTER - AMERICAN RANGE

TWISTER RANGE - DUALMASTER - SPECTRATONE - FIBRATONE

HOHNER - BELL - DALLAS - ADVERTS

 

BURNS-WEILL (1959) - OTHER BURNS & RELATED (1958-1992)

 

1962 Bell Carousel

 

 

 

Marketed by Bell in 1962 only. Electronics by Henry Weill.

Woodwork of uncertain origin: Melodija Menges have been suggested.

Seems to be a copy of the Roger Model 54 guitar.

 

Woodwork from the same source was also used on a GMI branded instrument distributed by EKO:

 

 

 

1962 BELL Carousel:

 

1961 Bell Carousel by Fenton Weill

 

1961 Bell Carousel by Fenton Weill

 

1961 Bell Carousel by Fenton Weill

 

1961 Bell Carousel by Fenton Weill

 

1961 Bell Carousel by Fenton Weill

 

1961 Bell Carousel by Fenton Weill

 

1961 Bell Carousel by Fenton Weill

 

 

 

And another example:

Bell Carousel

 

 

Another example with Burns vibrato unit

 

An example with a Broadway vibrato unit fitted: