I finally found this advertisement, which shows a price of $59.95 direct. Converted to 2022 dollars, that is $561.44 !!! Guitars were relatively more expensive back then - a Telecaster was around $240, ($2250) while a Strat was in the neighborhood of $300, ($2800) so the Danelectro was still very inexpensive. The ten dollar 'canvas case' translates to $93.65. Even with inflation, things have gotten cheaper.
Danelectro is my favorite type of guitar, simply for the genius of their unorthodox, inexpensive, yet highly effective designs. I love the tone of old-growth masonite. If you are looking for details, the Pro-1 Bass is the most complete build documentation.
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This is my favorite truss rod design. It is not my most advanced, but it is the simplest to build. Although it is a single-acting rod, a little forethought in routing the channel makes it reversible, effectively double-acting. That requires some disassembly of the guitar, but you only need to change the direction of the rod once or twice in the life of an instrument, until it settles in to a mature shape.
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