It was originally bought from this guitar store in Athens, GR:
http://www.armaosmusic.gr
This guitar came in with a few electronics issues. There was no sound coming from the guitar no matter where you set the pickup selector or the vol/tone pots. The guitar has been recently refurbished and set up with new strings but the electronics were pretty much dead.
So, I removed the electronics back cover and the jackplate, only to find out that the output jack was not connected at all... I replaced the old jack and soldered it in place. The guitar produced sound then but the pots were all "scratchy". Their washers were loose and the pickup selector was all over the place. Therefore, I've tightened up the pot and p/u selector washers and re-soldered everything in place. Then I sprayed the pots and p/u selector switch with some contact cleaner and voila! The guitar sounds better than ever before. Its old stock humbucking pickups produce a nice & warm tone with plenty of mids and high output.
Here are a few links on these Italian "melody" guitars:
http://www.fetishguitars.com/melody/
http://guitarz.blogspot.gr/2011/03/1960s-melody-guitar.html
http://bluebookofguitarvalues.com/electric_guitar_values/Guitar_Manufacturer.aspx?id=MELODY
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