Post by eladeflow on Dec 3, 2021 15:47:11 GMT -5
I just purchased this from Facebook Marketplace for $150. From what I've seen it's pretty mint for a 1967. It looks like the original bridge and saddle are in place and untouched/unshaved which seems really lucky with how high the action is. I love the figure on the back. There are a few rough spots on the sides in the lacquer, and one small ding on the bottom of the top.
It sounds like it was her dad's and she picked it up from him hoping to learn during Covid but was moving and decided to sell it. I love the surprises in the case, some of the old song books from the 60s and even the original Yamaha tag!
My current plan is to reset the neck myself, I've only done one other guitar, my 1968 Harmony 1260. I also find the string spacing a bit narrow, so based on your suggestions I may either buy a nut from you or try to make my own, then notch the saddle to accommodate the string spacing. I may also dabble with removing the lacquer/reshaping the edges of the fingerboard to be more rounded, I find them to be a bit too square.
I'll hopefully update this as I go.
It sounds like it was her dad's and she picked it up from him hoping to learn during Covid but was moving and decided to sell it. I love the surprises in the case, some of the old song books from the 60s and even the original Yamaha tag!
My current plan is to reset the neck myself, I've only done one other guitar, my 1968 Harmony 1260. I also find the string spacing a bit narrow, so based on your suggestions I may either buy a nut from you or try to make my own, then notch the saddle to accommodate the string spacing. I may also dabble with removing the lacquer/reshaping the edges of the fingerboard to be more rounded, I find them to be a bit too square.
I'll hopefully update this as I go.
