DeArmond Hammer
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The C-600 classical guitar was made in Japan for Guild and sold under the Madeira name. “Made in Japan” is stamped on the internal neck block. Information online says Guild moved its Madeira production from Japan to Korea in 1974, so this guitar was probably made in the early 1970s.
The guitar is in good condition with a new set of LaBella 427 strings. It has some minor scuffs, scrapes and scratches, as seen in the photos. There is also an area on the back, near the bottom, where the finish is cloudy. In the photos of the back side, the cloudiness looks like a reflection, but the cloudy area has a wavy demarcation about two inches from the guitar’s bottom and five inches wide. The cloudiness fades upward into the normal finish within about an inch.
The guitar weighs 3.5 pounds. It appears to have a spruce or possibly cedar top, its finish darkened by age, rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, and a rosewood veneer on the headstock's face. The neck is 2 inches wide at the nut with a 25.5" scale. The strings have classical action, the low and high E strings being 4 mm and 3.5 mm over the 12th fret. The guitar plays comfortably and has a nice full tone. It came to me with an extra bridge saddle taped to the back of the headstock, which is still there. The guitar comes in an old chipboard case that is flimsy but keeps the dust off.
Price for LTG members is $150 locally or add $30 for 48-state shipping and I'll cover the Paypal fee.
The guitar is in good condition with a new set of LaBella 427 strings. It has some minor scuffs, scrapes and scratches, as seen in the photos. There is also an area on the back, near the bottom, where the finish is cloudy. In the photos of the back side, the cloudiness looks like a reflection, but the cloudy area has a wavy demarcation about two inches from the guitar’s bottom and five inches wide. The cloudiness fades upward into the normal finish within about an inch.
The guitar weighs 3.5 pounds. It appears to have a spruce or possibly cedar top, its finish darkened by age, rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, and a rosewood veneer on the headstock's face. The neck is 2 inches wide at the nut with a 25.5" scale. The strings have classical action, the low and high E strings being 4 mm and 3.5 mm over the 12th fret. The guitar plays comfortably and has a nice full tone. It came to me with an extra bridge saddle taped to the back of the headstock, which is still there. The guitar comes in an old chipboard case that is flimsy but keeps the dust off.
Price for LTG members is $150 locally or add $30 for 48-state shipping and I'll cover the Paypal fee.
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