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Re: D48 Comanche/Tacoma

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...

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Re: D48 Comanche/Tacoma

Quote from: nogin007 on Today at 08:04:29 AMThe 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...

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Re: D48 Comanche/Tacoma

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

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Washburn D15-M 12

Hello to allI 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...

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Re: Washburn D15-M 12

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

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Re: Washburn D15-M 12

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.

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1996 USA Chicago CS Stage Series Reissue A-30 FS

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...

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1880's parlor

[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...

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Re: 1880's parlor

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...

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Re: Washburn 5240, Need help with background and value

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.

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Re: Washburn 5240, Need help with background and value

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.

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Re: Washburn 5240, Need help with background and value

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

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Re: Washburn 5240, Need help with background and value

It looks like it is in very nice condition!Cheers!Dugly

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Re: Washburn 5240, Need help with background and value

They are just dots.

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Re: Washburn 5240, Need help with background and value

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...

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Re: Washburn 5240, Need help with background and value

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...

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Re: New recording with my Washburn Hawk '80

Thanks T.Y.  but the song sould be re-recorded due to unexpected cliping  .

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Re: New recording with my Washburn Hawk '80

Here is a song especially for xmas evening languidly dancind:https://soundcloud.com/pierrou/winter-in-love-p-tRecorded with my ES175 Gibson not my Hawk 

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Re: Washburn 5240, Need help with background and value

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".

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Re: 1880's parlor

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

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