The Washburn Guitars Forum - Vintage and Rare Washburns

My Cheyenne has mahogany B&S. There isn't an "S" in the model designation, but it has a solid top. I've determined from other sites that it has laminated sides, and a solid back. Definately mahogany back. The sides look like the other wood that is simi...

Quote from: nogin007 on Today at 08:04:29 AM

The sides look like the other wood that is similar to mahogany. Is it "sapele"?

Yes...actually sapele (pronounced suh-pay'-lay) is a variety of mahogany. It has much...

Both solid top and back, lam sides, the Cheyenne was more resonant than the Comanche...

Hello to all

I have D15M-12 Washburn..got it as a kid, 30 years ago from Munich, Germany, serial number for the body is 81368 and neck 806213. It is in perfect condition, I just wonder of it`s worth today..any tips?

D15
- dreadnought style, select spruce top, unknown back/sides, mfg. late 1970s-early 1980s.
Grading 100% Excellent Average
N/A $100 - 150 $50 - 75
D15-12 12-String
- similar to the D15, except in 12-string configuration, mfg. late 1970s-early 1980s.
G...

thanks for that..it was payed 1.000 DEM ( now around 1.000 EUR ) 30 yrs ago , so, this means, it only worth for me, emotionally , on market it worth nothing.

With what I am doing now as a working player I can use a dual Electric Acoustic guitar in a big way. I have owned a couple Carvins over the years with this set up and found a KILLER 2012 DC 400 with the Fishman system I can pick up local but need to co...

[So I have a really old parlor washburn stamped 112 227862 on top of the head. 227862 is hand lettered in the sound hole. Any idea of exact year. It looks like 1887. How about value?
It sounds better than my Martin, my Taylor, and even my Avalon!

The guitar was made around 1884 - 1887 and is what is called a standard size. Rosewood b/s & headstock overlay, cedar neck 18 fret ebony fb w 3 pearl dots at 5,7 and 9th fret ebony flattened pyramid bridge, black bridge pins with pearl dots should have...

Also, there is no label in the body and no markings other than the 5240 stamped in ink inside the body, the 1571 punched into the head, and the brass medallion on the head.

I have no idea. My grandmother's memory isn't that good (she's 102). All I know is she bought it new and has owned it ever since.

Are those bridge pins, that pull out, or just dots? Tom.

It looks like it is in very nice condition!

Cheers!

Dugly

They are just dots.

Correct about the saddle angle, or lack of it - but as noted above, that is not the original bridge as it would most likely have come from the factory with a Washburn "smile" bridge looking like this as someone has correctly pointed out above:

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Thanks Mark I knew e-mailing you would be the right way to go with this one. I scoured all of my catalogues and couldn't come close enough to even guess the model on this one and have never seen one of these Hawaiian models before but remember hearing ...

Thanks T.Y.

but the song sould be re-recorded due to unexpected cliping :'(

Here is a song especially for xmas evening languidly dancind:

https://soundcloud.com/pierrou/winter-in-love-p-t

Recorded with my ES175 Gibson not my Hawk :-[

You guys may be dead on with the early Hawaiian model. My Grandmother played it on her lap with a slide. The slide is still in the case. It is brass or bronze and labeled "Waverly".

Thanks for the info How do I send pics? Is email possible? mmccoys@gmail.com

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