Post by CTGull on Sept 13, 2022 16:48:06 GMT -5
HIS STORY: He bought a smaller body Yamaha when he went off to college in 1970. One of his friends accidentally fell on top of it and broke off the headstock. Rather than get it repaired he went to a Chicago area music store for a replacement and this guitar is what they had in stock.
He had kept it in good condition. But around 2002 his daughter’s school music department asked parents to donate instruments for a semester and he let them have this guitar. It came back with plenty of dings, but it’s still good structurally.
He’s played it on open stages and during jam sessions and the sound of it always turns heads. People are always surprised when they see what he’s playing. He knows that what he’s spending is more than the instrument is technically worth, but the thought of being able to really play it again is important to him.
OBSERVATIONS: I could hear the guitar rattling inside the box. Cardboard case packed well in Taylor box. There was only 2 pieces of bubble wrap inside the case, but the guitar is fine. There is a heavy dusting of red around the heel on both sides, it is particles of the case lining rubbed off by the guitar movement. It is incredibly good shape, considering it was lent out to a school!! The truss rod cover is missing. Most of the tuner cover screws were loose. The bridge pins are not original (MOP dots) and are the proper 5 degrees, and they stick out too far. The pickguard is very secure. The saddle is missing a chunk and is extremely low, the string break angle is about as close to zero as possible. Some divots in the first 3 frets. Some divots in the fretboard at the first 3 frets, and DNA thru the first 5 frets. Tuned to D, the neck relief is zero, the action is a little under 7/64” low E and 3/32” high E. The saddle sticks out .040”/.050”. The bridge is .26” thick.
It's in really nice shape! It doesn't looked like it was loaned out to a school.
Only a few small dings.
Even the sides look pretty good.
Only a few scratches on the back.
The action is a bit high.
And there's NO saddle left! About as close to a zero break angle as you can get.
The original nut.
I was looking closer and noticed this red dust on both sides of the heel, and I realized it's the lining of the case, worn off from the guitar bouncing around.
He had kept it in good condition. But around 2002 his daughter’s school music department asked parents to donate instruments for a semester and he let them have this guitar. It came back with plenty of dings, but it’s still good structurally.
He’s played it on open stages and during jam sessions and the sound of it always turns heads. People are always surprised when they see what he’s playing. He knows that what he’s spending is more than the instrument is technically worth, but the thought of being able to really play it again is important to him.
OBSERVATIONS: I could hear the guitar rattling inside the box. Cardboard case packed well in Taylor box. There was only 2 pieces of bubble wrap inside the case, but the guitar is fine. There is a heavy dusting of red around the heel on both sides, it is particles of the case lining rubbed off by the guitar movement. It is incredibly good shape, considering it was lent out to a school!! The truss rod cover is missing. Most of the tuner cover screws were loose. The bridge pins are not original (MOP dots) and are the proper 5 degrees, and they stick out too far. The pickguard is very secure. The saddle is missing a chunk and is extremely low, the string break angle is about as close to zero as possible. Some divots in the first 3 frets. Some divots in the fretboard at the first 3 frets, and DNA thru the first 5 frets. Tuned to D, the neck relief is zero, the action is a little under 7/64” low E and 3/32” high E. The saddle sticks out .040”/.050”. The bridge is .26” thick.
It's in really nice shape! It doesn't looked like it was loaned out to a school.
Only a few small dings.
Even the sides look pretty good.
Only a few scratches on the back.
The action is a bit high.
And there's NO saddle left! About as close to a zero break angle as you can get.
The original nut.
I was looking closer and noticed this red dust on both sides of the heel, and I realized it's the lining of the case, worn off from the guitar bouncing around.
