Have we seen this AF120 on ICW?

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Author Message   Talajuha Username: Talajuha Registered: 11-2006 Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 12:33 pm:    Pricey ... Ebay Item #140161873289   Sgjazz Username: Sgjazz Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 12:40 pm:    Laminated top of that model, right?   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 3:18 pm:    The value of the upgrade parts is almost as high as the value of the original guitar. That the top is laminated doesn't really matter. Point is: the guy has a guitar with a $1000.- listprice. He treats it very good, very gentle, but even then it is a second hand recent guitar, so the value is about 2/3 of the list price, that's about $670.- Then the case for a full size jazz box: about $90.- makes $760.- If there's someone who really wants those parts, but not the guitar, he could better sell them separately. It's a bit complicated this way. But if the guitar is exactly like you want it... Ginger   Petruz Username: Petruz Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 4:41 pm:    "Upgraded Ebony Pickguard & Tailpiece by Master Archtop Guitar Builder Bill Moll ($500. additional value)" WHAT?!?! Master Archtop Guitar Builder Steve Holst made me a very similar ebony tailpiece for usd. 70.00, a few moths ago. No further comments...   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 8:29 pm:    It's indeed remarkable that some master builders create some sort of myth about their work and charge much more per hour than others. For $500.- I would gladly give it a try with a Dremel. But I think Bill Moll is anticipating on ebony getting on the CITES list. If I had old stock ebony, I wouldn't exactly give it away to some bloke with cheap Korean jazz box. Because when these parts are on one of his custom built guitars, the price of that instruments goes up with that amount of money. Anyway, $70.- is cheap. A Benedetto tailpiece costs $100.25 at Stewmac's. They always fit. The pickguard for two humbuckers must be custom made. That's what makes it expensive. And that's probably the reason that he wants to sell the guitar as is. Not so easy to sell, IMO. It remained unsold this time. Ginger

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