Great story Fred.

My first guitar was a similar looking 'Anson' branded Strat Copy which also had what looked like 3 x 7 or 9 ply sheets glued together. It was a heavy beast but sustained forever once decent PUP's and tuners were installed. Unfortunately it got left behind after a gig at Bombay Rock Surfers Paradise in 1985. Just hope whoever nicked it got as much enjoyment out of it as I did.

Love the colour scheme too.