It's gone to Stella heaven, Cluin. Mine is right there with it. I painted mine with a white kitchen enamel. Didn't affect the sound one bit. I used flat-wound also. Ya know, I dropped that instrument over four or five times. Didn't do a thing to it. Bounced like a SOB. I recall learning the chords to "Telstar" on that guitar. I too wish I knew where it ended up. My second guitar was a Telecaster. Talk about feast or famine.