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Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman
Registered: 11-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 1:52 pm: | |
Go get it... Ebay Item #260147242064 mk |
Chazmo Username: Chazmo
Registered: 3-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 4:33 pm: | |
Looks to be in nice shape! Good find, Michael. |
Chazmo Username: Chazmo
Registered: 3-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 6:22 pm: | |
I looked carefully at the 1979 catalog, and that shows a truss rod cover (and different tuners) on the V-380. Looking at the 1981 catalog, I didn't spot the exact V-380 model, but I do see the truss rod cover is gone and the tuners are matching. So, I think this guitar is likely a 1980-1982 model (not a '70s). |
Johns
Username: Johns
Registered: 2-2001
| Posted on Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 7:09 pm: | |
Chazmo: I saw the same thing. |
Bakaguy
Username: Bakaguy
Registered: 8-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 10:31 pm: | |
Hello all, I just signed up when I found this topic while searching for info on the V-380. I'm the one who bought it and it FINALLY just arrived today. It's in really fine shape for its age, which I'm hoping we can get closer to figuring out. Just a few very light surface scuffs that can easily buff out and the frets are in pretty decent shape, they're more tarnished than worn. I may have it Plekked and setup to get it as close to perfect as I can. The rosewood is beautiful and the mahogany neck is straight and true. The spruce top is clean as a whistle and has no marks on it at all except for pick marks on the guard. A very nice build and solid as a rock. I'm trying to determine whether the neck has been removed or just simply has a couple of finish cracks at the join. It doesn't look like it's been off, probably just stress cracks as it's incredibly clean. Nothing serious. I gave it a little tweak on the truss rod (just inside the soundhole) to add a little needed relief. The strings look 20 years old, so I haven't attempted to fully tune it yet. I have no idea how old it is, but here is a photo of the label. The serial # is 790606. It smells OLD! The hardcase is minty as well. I hope I didn't grab it out from under someone here who wanted it. Here are a couple links to the photos. I can't possibly make them under 50K where they'd show the detail I'd like. The label has the old logo and some neat silky metallic color in the paper. Label Back of Headstock |
Bakaguy
Username: Bakaguy
Registered: 8-2007
| Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 10:33 pm: | |
Oops! I goofed on the headstock link. Back of Headstock |
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