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Johns (Johns)
Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 8:47 pm:   

Jim:

Is there a someplace (a vault in Japan, maybe) where Hoshino has a company collection of it's guitars?
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Jim_Donahue (Jim_Donahue)
Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 11:17 pm:   

Yes, the Third Floor at the SDC (Quality Control Shipping warehouse) outside Nagoya, I had a list of the inventory there, They keep all the prototypes like the Jeff Beck one, However the best collection is in Germany at the Minel office, they Kept on brand new guitar of every model since they start in the 70's, they have a floor with noting but an Ibaenz Museum. I have never been ther ebut i have seen photo's. I can't seem to find a link to it on the web.
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Johnm (Johnm)
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 2:56 am:   

Wouldn't it be nice to see if we can organise an ICW trip to Germany to visit that Ibanez Museum? I'm sure some of us will faint being around all those beauties.

And if Germany is to far I will drive there myself and shoot some pics and post them here. I'm in Holland after all ;-)

John M
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Gonzo (Gonzo)
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 9:24 am:   

Where is that "Minel office" located??
I´m living in Germany, and i never know that the maybe greatest collection is nearby?
Rudi
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Dave_G (Dave_G)
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 5:30 pm:   

Now theres a Guitar Tours piece !
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Johns (Johns)
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 5:57 pm:   

Dave:

I wholeheartedly agree! Now we just need someone with a camera who lives in the area.
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Spiro (Spiro)
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 8:07 pm:   

I think Jim meant the MEINL Office.. Germany's distributor of Ibanez and manufacturer of Meinl Cymbals...
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Spiro (Spiro)
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 8:09 pm:   

Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG
An Den Herrenbergen 24, 91413 Neustadt / Aisch
Tel. +49 (0) 9161 7880 Fax. +49 (0) 9161 788 710
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Ibanezfreak1960
Username: Ibanezfreak1960

Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 10:12 pm:   

I just realized that the place the above conversation was about is where all the vintage catalogs scans in German came from.
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 5:05 am:   

I think Rob Terstal a.k.a. TELSTAR can answer that question for you.


Ginger
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Ibanezfreak1960
Username: Ibanezfreak1960

Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 7:53 am:   

I would love to see that museum. Ginger do you know someone there?
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 9:07 am:   

I know that TELSTAR provided Harry and Hasy with some catalogue scans. Also he uploaded pics I had NEVER seen before (several different axes with red fretboards for instance). I think he's a Meinl employee or has very close contacts there. You could e-mail him. A search for Telstar and a click away... what a wonderful world, isn't it?


Ginger
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Ibanezfreak1960
Username: Ibanezfreak1960

Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 4:01 pm:   

Yes indeed it is!

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