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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 7:27 am:   

Ebay Item #220132686180

Just read the serial number on the back of the headstock and you know it's from February 1977.
But it still has the older fancy tailpiece and a harmonomatics bridge.
The Flying Finger pickups are gone.
And I can't see the rubber rings on the potmeter knobs. (???)
For this moment, it can't read the last serial # digit, it looks like a 4 but could be destroyed on purpose. So for now it reads B77607*

Here are the pics for the archives:

2619 serial# B77607x
back of headstock

2619 serial# B77607x brass nut area
brass nut area

2619 serial# B77607x fretboard
fretboard

2619 serial# B77607x brass switch cap rhinestone
brass switch cap and rhinestone

2619 serial# B77607x body front
body front

2619 serial# B77607x heel neck area
heel neck area

2619 serial# B77607x back rosewood switch cover
back rosewood switch cover


Ginger
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 7:34 am:   

I said back rosewood switch cover
rosewood switch cover


Ginger
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 7:38 am:   

Huh?

Let's save it again

rosewood switch cover


Ginger
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 7:53 am:   

Notice the heartshaped ring under the coilsplitter switch.
And notice that there is only ONE coil splitter switch.
Serial # L776230 has TWO
Serial # D785948 has TWO
installed at exactly the same spots and the switches look the same.
These two have a Gibraltar bridge and tailpiece with cloud.

So this early '77 seems to be a transition model.
What would the original pickups have been? Indeed Flying Fingers or Super 70's?

Historically interesting, but I think the newer ones are more versatile.


Ginger
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Sixvsix
Username: Sixvsix

Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 10:16 am:   

Probably Super 80 Flying Fingers. One coil switch would be right...but you never know with those old Ibeez do ya.

six
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Mr_roadstar
Username: Mr_roadstar

Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 6:58 pm:   

My H77**** Artist had the same neck-joint and Speed knobs.

The Bear
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Redscuderia
Username: Redscuderia

Registered: 4-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 11:40 pm:   

This one was pretty modified. Lets just say we all know and respect the prior owner. I had an opportunity to take it off his hands for a more then fair price but passed due to the pickups and the rhinestones. Our friend did NOT put those on.


Funny thing, I posted a real 1976 on Ebay. The 76 was the first year and is much different then the following years. If you read my auction, youll see I pointed them out.
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 - 1:20 am:   

I copied all of your pictures, and there are indeed several interesting differences:
- Gold IBANEZ LOGO Pickups with one row of rounded polepieces visible. (interesting for comparison with the pickups of the 2616 Artist jazzbox BTW: I would like to know what number is on the bottom of them);
- Gold LES PAUL STOP TAILPIECE;
- Gold tune-o-matic bridge (ST?)

- and of course the usual numerological BIN, ending with the last 3 digits of the year it was built in.

76 Artist 2619 body front pickups

THERE IS ALSO AN ANNOYING ISSUE:

"The new neck strap lock position is on the rear body and I took a photograph with a ball point pen to show the old position. The other hole on the bottom body is wear the strap lock was. As of now, there is only 1 strap lock on the neck spot."

ON THE BOTTOM IS NOT ONLY A HOLE: THERE'S A BROKEN SCREW INSIDE!

76 Artist 2619 broken endpin

How is the new owner supposed to carry this guitar?


Ginger
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Sixvsix
Username: Sixvsix

Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 - 2:03 am:   

Red

My 2619 is a no serial number. Why assume 76 is the first year for the 2619?

Ginger
The stop tail cat number is 186G
The Gibson style tune-o-matic on the early Ibanez guitars is a 323G Harmonic-O-Matic

G stands for for gold of course.

six
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 - 2:39 am:   

Seems that Harmonic-o-matic just means that you get individually adjustable saddles. They use it for two different bridge shapes.
http://www.ibanez.ru/info/catalog/1976-10/06.jpg

and the same goes for some tailpieces:

http://www.ibanez.ru/info/catalog/1976-10/01.jpg

This only shows once again that it is indeed better to use catalogue numbers, thanks Six.


Ginger
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Sixvsix
Username: Sixvsix

Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 - 5:14 am:   

Indeed.

six

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