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Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 06, 2006 - 7:44 pm: | |
-Got a 2355M, recently.
-Having worked at a well respected vintage shop for quite a few years, I'd know if this guitar of mine were a re-fin'.
-Might it be some "transitional" piece after the lawsuit-era, that it has no serial, yet a tulip shaped headstock?
-I'd love to know what year it is.
-Super 70's by the way-- |
Fg100
Username: Fg100
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 2:44 pm: | |
Isn't it a FA100? |
Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 8:45 am: | |
It doesn't seem to be an FA100.
Split parallogram (sp) inlays. Also, it doesn't have that Byrdland-looking tailpiece.
I'd post pix if anyone's curious.
Thanx!! |
Johns
Username: Johns
Registered: 02-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 9:08 am: | |
Kenk:
Please post pictures. It will help us figure out what you've got. |
Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 9:20 am: | |
thot I saw instrux for posting pictures.
Cant find em tho. |
Gramatica
Username: Gramatica
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 9:33 am: | |
Look to the left... Formatting... |
Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 9:51 am: | |
note the inlays  and the back of the h'stock is clean as a whistle. NO evidence of the serial having been removed:  . |
Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 9:56 am: | |
Sorry about the "Billboards". Newbie!! |
Johns
Username: Johns
Registered: 02-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 9:58 am: | |
Kenk:
How about a picture of the front of the headstock. too? |
Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 10:03 am: | |
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Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 10:11 am: | |
Sticker inside  |
Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 10:41 am: | |
Anything else that would be helpful?
I'll keep photoshop running. |
Harry
Username: Harry
Registered: 03-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 11:32 am: | |
Thinking straight foreward: I think it's "just" a 2355M that seems to be forgotten when the serial numbers were stamped in.....
Every detail points in the 2355M direction, so....
I don't have any possible alternatives in my archive.
Kind greetz,
Harry |
Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:33 pm: | |
Thanks for the help, everyone.
Probably 1978'ish, would you say?
Ken |
Harry
Username: Harry
Registered: 03-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 2:02 pm: | |
Yes: it's built between mid-1976 and late 1978.
Harry |
Snowjays
Username: Snowjays
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 7:20 pm: | |
I have an Ibanez Artist 2616 from the same peroid that has no serial no.s. Has the block Ibanez logo on the headstock. I don't think Ibanez used this logo pre-serial.
A number of years ago an Ibanez dealer did tell me that this was one of the few models (body types) that Ibanez outsourced from another factory to keep up production to an expanding market whilst headstock changes were being made. Hence no serial no's. Only someone from Ibanez could say if it's true or not.
Sorry, no close ups available. |
Kenk
Username: Kenk
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 10:25 pm: | |
Hey, interesting!
NIce looking axe, btw.
Pretty good sounding , I imagine.
Thanx, yet again!
Ken |