My collection of guitars. More found.
Nov 24, 2020 18:22:09 GMT -5
Marshall, frazer, and 2 more like this
Post by Marty on Nov 24, 2020 18:22:09 GMT -5
I have 65. 
You'll please notice that I said "My collection of guitars" and not "My guitar collection" because that might infer that I collect nice guitars, I don't, I hoard old, sad, import guitars. But then you must understand it's my belief that for every old import guitar I get back into playing condition is cause for one less import guitar to be made. Especially if that restored guitar is a great playing whizzbang of a geetar.
Tyler and I spent several hours going through and cataloging the hoard. There are a few American made or higher end guitars in the hoard.
I have been asked to tell people what's in the hoard so I'm going to spend the evening, after dinner, listing those instruments here. All but a few instruments still need work. I will give extended info on a few of the more worthy instruments.
I want to get the list up before people start asking questions, therefore the thread is locked until then.
* indicates instrument has been repaired.
# A few instruments will be stripped of parts and cut up to go in the bin.
I don't know Kay guitars any where near as well as I know Harmony's.
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Airline N 4
Alvarez 5043
Aria 796 dread. Same as the mid 70s Epiphones. Like it's sibling Epiphone's these have really nice necks.
Bentoni BNI-61#
Contessa WK 599
Cordoba C5 648mm scale, cedar top w/mahogany B&S.*
Don Pablo Quatro*
Dorado 5987 OM
Drifter OM
Epiphone FT-160, Japanese mid 70s
Epiphone FT-79 Texan 1967 sunburst. Needs the headstock fixed and it's a bad break so carbon fiber rod will be used to reinforce the break. Then the headstock refinished and shaded to cover the work. probably needs frets too.
Esteban Celestial Nights* What can I say except "It's a Esteban".
Fender DG-3
Fender DG-6
Fender DG-7
Fender FA-135C
First Act 32" scale bass*
Framus 512-50 Nice little guitar but it needs a reset. The neck is not dovetailed, it a blind inset like a violin so I have to remove the fingerboard to even see the joint.
Goya/Levin T-24. Top refinish, reset the bolt on neck and refret.
Grestch Folksinger 1964. I need to refinish the top, reset the neck and refret it.
Guild F-30 1969 most likely. This guitar needs lots of work and is in only FAIR condition.
Harmony H-167
Harmony H162 The standard Harmony 000 Folk size. These always get a neck set, refret and usually a new bridge. I also put upgrade tuner on them.
Harmony H168 natural finish, Fender style 6 in-line tuners. H167 is the same except cherry sunburst finish.
Harmony H162
Harmony made Stella H931 0 size, I think.
Harmony Supertone archtop.
Harmony made Stella H912 12 string.
Harmony H162
Harmony Sovereign H1621, later version of the H1203 I got the neck reset on this one and then kinda bogged down on finishing it. Still needs fret and a new Sovereign decal.
Harmony made Silvertone H634
Hohner HW200
Hohner HW300NS
Ibanez AEGSEJP
JOM Requinto. Low end quinto. I was thinking of converting it into a Cuban Tres.
Kay N2
Kay N4 jumbo
Kay Strat-O-Tone. This one is almost done. Needs frets still. I changed the pickup and gave it some cool electronics to make a suitable Jazz guitar.
Kazuki KZ 39C
Laguna LD201p
Maestro SA41
Martin J-16CE custom. I think this one is a Guitar Center custom model. It has a fractured side and a long story as to how it got it.
No name Japanese 12 string dread.#
Ovation, import, silver top cutaway electric/acoustic
Seagull S6 left handed# This one got in the wrong hands and the resulting repairs pretty much ruined it so I'll strip the parts and cut the body up for bin fodder.
Stephen Porter 00 or OM, I need to take measurements, handmade guitar. Rosewood B&S Spruce top.
Squire 093 dread
Washburn D-11
Yamaha FG-180
Yamaha FG-160
Yamaha FG-260 12 string#
Yasuma D-18 lawsuit model. I don't think it is solid wood but from a distance you could not tell it's not a Martin. Very well made guitar.
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Harmony baritone uke, mahogany
Kay baritone uke, mahogany
Harmony soprano uke. Green with canoe and palm tree stencils, solid birch.
Harmony soprano uke, molded plastic fingerboard, tuning staff stencil A-D-F#-B, Green label, solid birch*
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Sekova 12 chord autoharp.*
Appalachian Harp 15 chord has all the strings but missing some parts for the chord bars.
Oscar Schmidt autoharp, 15 chord, loose strings, missing parts. vintage.
You'll please notice that I said "My collection of guitars" and not "My guitar collection" because that might infer that I collect nice guitars, I don't, I hoard old, sad, import guitars. But then you must understand it's my belief that for every old import guitar I get back into playing condition is cause for one less import guitar to be made. Especially if that restored guitar is a great playing whizzbang of a geetar.
Tyler and I spent several hours going through and cataloging the hoard. There are a few American made or higher end guitars in the hoard.
I have been asked to tell people what's in the hoard so I'm going to spend the evening, after dinner, listing those instruments here. All but a few instruments still need work. I will give extended info on a few of the more worthy instruments.
I want to get the list up before people start asking questions, therefore the thread is locked until then.
* indicates instrument has been repaired.
# A few instruments will be stripped of parts and cut up to go in the bin.
I don't know Kay guitars any where near as well as I know Harmony's.
===============
Airline N 4
Alvarez 5043
Aria 796 dread. Same as the mid 70s Epiphones. Like it's sibling Epiphone's these have really nice necks.
Bentoni BNI-61#
Contessa WK 599
Cordoba C5 648mm scale, cedar top w/mahogany B&S.*
Don Pablo Quatro*
Dorado 5987 OM
Drifter OM
Epiphone FT-160, Japanese mid 70s
Epiphone FT-79 Texan 1967 sunburst. Needs the headstock fixed and it's a bad break so carbon fiber rod will be used to reinforce the break. Then the headstock refinished and shaded to cover the work. probably needs frets too.
Esteban Celestial Nights* What can I say except "It's a Esteban".
Fender DG-3
Fender DG-6
Fender DG-7
Fender FA-135C
First Act 32" scale bass*
Framus 512-50 Nice little guitar but it needs a reset. The neck is not dovetailed, it a blind inset like a violin so I have to remove the fingerboard to even see the joint.
Goya/Levin T-24. Top refinish, reset the bolt on neck and refret.
Grestch Folksinger 1964. I need to refinish the top, reset the neck and refret it.
Guild F-30 1969 most likely. This guitar needs lots of work and is in only FAIR condition.
Harmony H-167
Harmony H162 The standard Harmony 000 Folk size. These always get a neck set, refret and usually a new bridge. I also put upgrade tuner on them.
Harmony H168 natural finish, Fender style 6 in-line tuners. H167 is the same except cherry sunburst finish.
Harmony H162
Harmony made Stella H931 0 size, I think.
Harmony Supertone archtop.
Harmony made Stella H912 12 string.
Harmony H162
Harmony Sovereign H1621, later version of the H1203 I got the neck reset on this one and then kinda bogged down on finishing it. Still needs fret and a new Sovereign decal.
Harmony made Silvertone H634
Hohner HW200
Hohner HW300NS
Ibanez AEGSEJP
JOM Requinto. Low end quinto. I was thinking of converting it into a Cuban Tres.
Kay N2
Kay N4 jumbo
Kay Strat-O-Tone. This one is almost done. Needs frets still. I changed the pickup and gave it some cool electronics to make a suitable Jazz guitar.
Kazuki KZ 39C
Laguna LD201p
Maestro SA41
Martin J-16CE custom. I think this one is a Guitar Center custom model. It has a fractured side and a long story as to how it got it.
No name Japanese 12 string dread.#
Ovation, import, silver top cutaway electric/acoustic
Seagull S6 left handed# This one got in the wrong hands and the resulting repairs pretty much ruined it so I'll strip the parts and cut the body up for bin fodder.
Stephen Porter 00 or OM, I need to take measurements, handmade guitar. Rosewood B&S Spruce top.
Squire 093 dread
Washburn D-11
Yamaha FG-180
Yamaha FG-160
Yamaha FG-260 12 string#
Yasuma D-18 lawsuit model. I don't think it is solid wood but from a distance you could not tell it's not a Martin. Very well made guitar.
==================
Harmony baritone uke, mahogany
Kay baritone uke, mahogany
Harmony soprano uke. Green with canoe and palm tree stencils, solid birch.
Harmony soprano uke, molded plastic fingerboard, tuning staff stencil A-D-F#-B, Green label, solid birch*
=================
Sekova 12 chord autoharp.*
Appalachian Harp 15 chord has all the strings but missing some parts for the chord bars.
Oscar Schmidt autoharp, 15 chord, loose strings, missing parts. vintage.
