Magnatone Mark III 1956 electric guitar w/ original case

Here we have a super rare Magnatone MkIII from 1956 . These were designed by Paul Bigsby -  What a cool looking machine . It's had an old refin and wow the blue just looks the part . It's currently strung with 16-60 strings and man it's got some bite . The original single coil pickup is nasty ! Heaps of growl or roll off the volume and get some subtle vintage tones . smooth ...... Tuners have been replaced and obviously now work well . The knobs also have been replaced with vintage style chicken knobs . It's a neck through body with the wings added on similar to a firebird . All in all this is a super rare guitar with it's orignal case .