Thanks for the support on my D40. The saddle is very low. My luthier put a new nut on it when I got it and it plays beautifully. I'm astounded by that price on the D25 from France; crazy indeed!
I think that's just the way things are in Europe right now with exchange rate, also, Corona D25's aren't too common, only made for just under 2 years, and they probably get a lot more respect as a Corona (made in USA) than they do here.
So possibly the asking price is only a
little bit high, by French standards.
What's interesting is that my curiosity was aroused when I looked at that listing and saw two other misrepresented D40's below that D25.
Beware Mike's Guitar Bar in Seattle
https://reverb.com/item/5873104-200...guitar-fender-corona-bluegrass-jubilee-w-case
because:
A: That guitar has the defaced label and s/n sticker on headstock characteristic of MIRC ("lIquidated and refurbished") guitars,
B: Corona did not call their D40's "Bluegrass Jubilee"; that was revived in Tacoma to call out D40's and D50's with Red Spruce tops,
C: This statement: "and based on the limited information available on this transition era, the Corona Guilds were actually manufactured at the old Westerly factory and assembled in Corona, CA!" is just flat-out inaccurate and worded in a way that allows the seller to weasel out of responsibility for its accuracy.
(It is true that
some kits of un-assembled guitars
were shipped from Westerly to Corona to give their novice acoustic builders some experience in final assembly.
I
can recall seeing maybe 3 or 4 over the years that looked as if they actually had Westerly necks on 'em and those were JF30's and D50, the Westerly style "snakehead" headstock was the giveaway, but that doesn't mean they were actually "kit guitars".
I think it more likely they just shipped perfectly good leftover necks from Westerly that they used during very early Corona builds. Saw old Westerly-spec Fishman Prefix Pro-Blend pre amps on very early Coronas recently, too.)
I don't ever recall seeing a concrete answer (like from Hans) about whether any of the "kit guitars" ever even made it to actual retail sale.
D: the case is not an original case.
Taken together with the assured tone of knowledgability of the listing I smell disingenuous seller, just like we used to see when these liquidation Coronas originally hit the market about 12 years ago.
Second red herring D40:
https://reverb.com/item/5848510-guild-d-40-2005-aged-natural-gloss
That's a
GAD40ce pure and simple,note the fretboard, pickguad, and lack of TRC.
W-a-a-ay over priced even if it
does have (and why the hell does it need?), a "$300.00 Custom case" (not even pictured). Those came with their own cases.
NO excuse for calling it a D40 when there's a label inside it.
That will also clearly state "Made in China"
Oh well it's been a while since I've seen some of these flagrant misrepresentations.
Even if unintentional, I see it as constructive negligence since the errors would tend to favor the seller's interests, not the buyer's. Yes I'm out for blood today.
But they
do tend to amplify the value of an honestly presented piece like yours.
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