1957 “Ash is an open-pore wood that needed to be grain-filled. After the very earliest Strats, which just had a natural finish with the dark perimeter, Fender sprayed the centre section yellow.

Lisa Foden, 40, a widow with two children, aged ten and seven, from Nottingham, had always been proud of her sleek, blonde hair. Cut into a chic bob, it was also her crowning glory as a presenter ...