THE GUITARS OF JAMES ORMSTON BURNS

REFERENCE & RESOURCE PAGES:

 

SUPERSOUND (1958) - BURNS-WEILL (1959) - FENTON WEILL (1960-65)

ORMSTON BURNS (1960-1965) - AMPEG (1963-64) - BALDWIN (1965-69)

SHERGOLD WOODCRAFTS (1967-69) - ORMSTON (1968) - HAYMAN (1970-75)

BURNS UK (1973-77) - BURNS ACTUALIZERS (1979-82) - SHERGOLD (1975-92)

 

HAYMAN

1010 - 2020 - 3030 - 4040 - 5050

COMET - WHITE CLOUD - MODULAR

 

The '3030' Guitar (1971-75)

 

1972 3030 Guitar

Serial No. 5144, 30th June 1972

 

 

 

1974 HAYMAN 3030H

Serial No. 6518374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1974 HAYMAN 3030H

Serial No. 6750674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1974 HAYMAN 3030H

Serial No. 7152974

 

 

 

 

 

 

1974 HAYMAN 3030H

Serial No. 71691074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.1974 HAYMAN 3030H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 1975 HAYMAN 3030H

Serial No. 7859375

Completed 9th March 1975. This is one of the very last Hayman guitars to be assembled.

The only higher serial number I have found is 7887375 (which indicates the 788th instrument, dated 7th March 19)75

 

 

 

The body of this guitar contains a 'Vibrosonic Chamber', an untuned sprung wooden box encased in the body behind the bridge area, intended to add a springy sustaining reverberation to the guitar's resonance!