bobouz
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If GA's happy with it (and it sounds like he is) that's all that matters.
Absolutely!
This guitar has found a good home.
If GA's happy with it (and it sounds like he is) that's all that matters.
It was my Moms older cousin that worked at the Westerly Guild Factory.
He gave my Mom the guitar 44 years ago. She played it for 4 years and
it hasn't been touched since. Her cousin never mentioned anything
about repairs or repainting. This is all of the history that she
remembers about the guitar.
That ebay F30 not a mini jumbo - this is the mini jumbo!
Love the evaluation hypothesis.Weird thing is I don't know that it ever really needed a repair. It's never even had the pickguard crack, so how weird is that? I think the piece under the bottom of the guard was glued and clamped as preventative measure, to prevent cracking. I think all of the excess glue in that area might have been to strengthen the area, and it certainly worked. The downside is that hide glue (('m almost 100% sure this is hide on the work) shrinks as it dries (it's great, it pulls things together), and it pulled on the bottom of the pickguard, sucking it downward, that, and being left in the case for 40 years with .12-54 strings on it.
I like to think of it as an archtop, there's not a lot of flat on this flattop.
Can't recall ever hearing about something like that, I'd definitely send that one to Hans.This is the eBay '71, serial 57208. The huge grain nearly is the same as on mine, although mine is serial 612### (but there is another number stamped below, in blue, below the Westerly logo, what does this mean?)
This is the eBay '71, serial 57208. The huge grain nearly is the same as on mine, although mine is serial 612### (but there is another number stamped below, in blue, below the Westerly logo, what does this mean?)
Wow, thx Hans ;-)
The # is 72102, would that be 1972, 10th week, 2nd month?
My '75 F-30 (bought new - ordered from the factory) has similar "striping" to the grain on the top. I always figured the less expensive instruments got the "less pretty and perfect" wood.
So it's year, month and and day of the week.
Serial number tag with finish date
This 24" rule is 3/16" thick, aluminum, weighs 1lb, stands by itself, price of admission, $20. Awesome.
Awesome piece for the guitar tech in your life ;-)