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Deirdre Saoirse Moen @deirdresm@hachyderm.io · Jul 16, 2026
And now #Fender has sued the EU's largest music retailer #Thomann for copyright in German courts. The "copyright protection" aspect is a partial error; a German court overstepped and issued an opinion about #Stratocaster copyright after a no-show from a Chinese company. Thomann makes #HarleyBenton guitars as well as representing both Fender and most of its competitors, including #Yamaha . https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/fender-sues-german-retailer-thomann-copyright-dispute-over-stratocaster-2026-07-16/ #music #FenderLawsuit
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Deirdre Saoirse Moen @deirdresm@hachyderm.io · Jul 15, 2026
Fender's dive to the bottom continues with a copyright legal threat to #Yamaha, the largest musical instrument maker in the world, over the #Pacifica, a design they've made for over 30 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6UVmhOLFts #fender #stratocaster #guitars
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NorfolkGreg @gregc@mastodonapp.uk · Jan 28, 2026
Back in November we were staying at our son's, dog-sitting, while they were on #holiday. I took a #guitar with me, my #Fender #Sonoron #Thinline. It's not a guitar with a great reputation and was deleted from their catalogue within a couple of years. Perhaps one of the reasons for that were the #cheap #Chinese tuners. I was placing the guitar in its case and allowed the neck to fall the final six inches. Unfortunately, it was slightly out of line and a tuner hit the side of the case. The plastic button did not survive. I was amazed to find there's no such thing as a standard #Stratocaster neck. Tuners are sold in sets of six and I found sets that had the separation between first and sixth string of 117mm 119mm and 120mm and, I dare say, the were others available. My guitar turned out to need a 119mm set. I opted for a metal replacement button. I only learned afterwards that I hadn't fitted the string in the way intended with a slot headed tuner.
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