licensed imitations, the Jack with a full wooden body, and using the same patented locking and tuning system as the L series, although without the graphite neck. As such, it required double-ball end strings in the same way as the Steinberger originals. Hohner continues to offer the G3T Steinberger licensed guitars, which have been available since "the late 1980s". The G3T is a wooden rendering of the Steinberger composite guitar in appearance, with maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, and licensed tremolo bridge. A wooden licensed solid bass was produced by Cort Guitars in the mid 1980s. This instrument is more than a copy and is now sought after again. In the early 1980s, Kramer Guitars also manufactured a headless bass called the Duke series. Although the overall form was similar to Steinberger's, the Duke series had an aluminum/wood neck and wood body. Standard geared tuning pegs were located at the bridge-end of the instrument. References External links Very informative Steinberger fan site Ned Steinberger's current company NS Design Vintage Kramer guitars, Scroll about half-way down the page. A great source for the vintage original "Newburgh" Steinbergers, Luthier was head of production at the factory. Guitar manufacturing companies of the United States Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in New York City Companies based in Brooklyn Electric guitars Bass guitar manufacturing companies Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018