Category:Futurama guitars

Futurama guitars were produced by Selmer (France), manufactured by  Dřevokov,  C.S.H.N. (Czechoslovakia),  Hagström (Sweden),  and possibly Guyatone (Japan) who supplied the budget line models (Freshman and Sophomore).

See also categories: Resonet guitars, Jolana and Futurama guitars.

• Steve Russell (2000-2009). The Futurama Guitar Story. VintageHofner.co.uk.
  "1. The Drevokov Resonet Guitars -- ... which was manufactured initially at Blatn in Czechoslovakia under the Trade name of Resonet by the huge Drevokov Co-operative, ... This guitar had the model name of "Grazioso" and was designed by a Mr Ruzicka who appears to have been the driving force behind all the Resonet guitars. ... after a short period Selmer changed the name in their catalogue to Futurama. ...",
  "2. The C.S.H.N. Neoton/Jolana Guitars -- In 1959, the original Futurama Solid Guitar was replaced by a similar looking instrument that Selmer called the Futurama III, ... The Futurama III guitar was actually made by a different company in Czechoslovakia called CSHN (or Czechoslovak Music Instruments in English) at Hradec Kralove . Production of this version commenced at Hradec in c1959 as the Grazioso production came to a halt at Resonet/Drevotvar in Blatna due to a change in management and the subsequent move of the afore mentioned Mr Ruzicka, the instigator of the Grazioso, Mr Josef Rika (the Drevotvar production manager) and Mr Vlek (the Drevotvar design engineer) to CSHN in Hradec. / The Hradec Kralove manufactured Futurama III was initially called the "Neoton Star II" (or perhaps Star III) initially in Czechoslovakia. The "Neoton" trade name was soon dropped however, being replaced by the trade name of "Jolana" - probably after the name of Mr Ruzickas's daughter !! ...",
  "3. The C.S.H.N Jolana Guitars - 2nd Series -- ...",
  "4. The Hagstrom-made Futurama Deluxe -- Around May 1963, Selmer introduced the (almost) all new Futurama range. (Almost, because the old Futurama II continued in the catalogue until 1965 under the name of the "Futurama Duo".) These very presentable new guitars were manufactured by Hagstrom in Sweden and were fitted with something called a "King's Neck", ... In fact, Hagstrom had been producing an export-only line for some time prior to these guitars being adopted and given the Futurama name by Selmer. They combined elements of the Hagstrom Kent and Hagstrom II/III models. ...",
  "5. The Hagstrom-made Futurama Coronado -- Finally, a more up-market trio of guitar, bass guitar, and six string bass was introduced under the overall model name of Futurama Coronado, Again produced by Hagstrom and based upon the existing Hagstrom Coronado Bass, ..."
• "Futurama Freshman and Sophomore" in Late 1960s Selmer catalogue
  Note: although the manufacturer is not described, a pair of guitar models on this catalog, Freshman (right) and Sophomore (right) resemble the Guyatone LG-60 (1959) and LG-50A (1965), respectively.