Re: HELP IDENTIFY MY VINTAGE WASHBURN WING SERIES
I'm not much on the "Dark Side", so I can't help you with ID'ing the model, but I do know a bit about woods. The body of the guitar appears to me to be ash...heavy, but quite dense and incredibly...
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T-BirdAfter production of the Raven ended, the Washburn T-bird was introduced as the new low-end model of the Washburn Wing-series. Produced from 1982 to 1984. The colours of the normal T-Birds are...
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Thanks so much Doug and Carl! Really appreciate your input, its certainly narrowed it down for me. Cheers \m/
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Re: New recording with my Washburn Hawk '80
The instrumental Rock return or reloaded:https://soundcloud.com/pierrou-tissan-private/on-the-road-with-you-p-tissan
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Re: HELP IDENTIFY MY VINTAGE WASHBURN WING SERIES
Nice old lady ! My hawk is from 80, red and still amazing. Keep yours as a state of art from this Washburn Japan period and play it as often you want.
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In just dealing with the size of this guitar and I suppose it was made to receive steel strings, (think of the tension) I'm thinking that it has some kind of bar or rod inside the neck. I've read that,...
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I like to call these " Design Samples". These are not really proto-types as they were never intended for production. ( In the 1880s to 1900s this would have been called a Salesman Sample) I've seen a...
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Is this guitar X braced or straight/ladder braced on the top ? Can you post a photo looking into the sound hole form the neck-headstock end ? Markd
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Thanks JimSmith. That's probably the definitive answer on this one. I began to suspect that it was not an old piece by the stenciled logo and the condition of the glue joints. I thought maybe someone...
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Kennybro Jim could be correct - but it sure looks like the Regal made Washburn's of the late 30's and similar models branded as Regal made into the early 40's. The Washburn line had a model 5240 in...
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Hey MarkD.....glad you're still around! I looked at the Regal and Gibson 1938-41 series closely before I answered Kennybro. As always, when dealing with older guitars that are not clearly marked,...
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In just dealing with the size of this guitar and I suppose it was made to receive steel strings, (think of the tension) I'm thinking that it has some kind of bar or rod inside the neck. I've read that,...
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MarkD,Great info, thanks. Yes, it is ladder braced, not X braced. You raise some excellent points. That was the first thing I saw when researching; the Regal body shapes, but I didn't know of any...
View ArticlePlease help with this WV-60
Hi guys! recently I bought this wv-60 and I have a question. I saw specs of this model and the fretboard it is not correct, because it is rosewood, no ebony. Anyone have more info?...
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Hi guys, i have this bad boy for a while, but now I'm considering to sell/trade it.I had in mind this guitar had an ebony fretboard, but some guy interested has doubts about this is not ebony, it is...
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We just acquired a D21SZ and know very little about it...year it was made...original price range, etc. It has the typical acoustic body and spruce top along with pretty, abalone inlay. Other than...
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We may be able to ID the year it was made from the serial number on the paper label inside the body of the guitar...the entire serial number, please, including any letters. Otherwise, it's a mid-line...
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The D21 was made like ~1986 to 2000, so like YD says, you'd need the s/n to narrow it down any.Given that era, I'd bet it's Korea, though Indonesia is possible, & China isn't out of the picture....
View ArticleWashburn Woodstock 5868596, what year ?
http://www.aukcjoner.pl/gallery/019501058-1.html#I1Hello Can you help me indicate my new Woddstock Washurn ? Regards
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