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FG 180 Nippon Red Label - Top with wear

doublestar New Member Posts: 5	FG 180 Nippon Red Label - Top with wear May 6, 2020 7:48:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by doublestar on May 6, 2020 7:48:14 GMT -5 Picture from an ebay listing for an FG 180 Nippon Gakki Red Label The wear or damage to the soundboard shows the structure of the top - you can see the laminate make up.

CTGull Administrator Vintage YamaNut Posts: 3,295	FG 180 Nippon Red Label - Top with wear May 6, 2020 9:00:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by CTGull on May 6, 2020 9:00:56 GMT -5 Nice job smoothing it. I wonder what it looked like before. I'm guessing that's a new pickguard. It's actually plywood. Laminates have the grain all going in the same direction.