EARLY 70'S MADE IN JAPAN TAN LABEL YAMAHA FG-300 JUMBO OR DREADNAUGHT GUITAR

Description

EARLY 70'S MADE IN JAPAN TAN LABEL YAMAHA FG-300 JUMBO OR DREADNAUGHT GUITAR
WE OFFER A 7 DAY RETURN POLICY WITH THE BUYER PAYING FOR RETURN SHIPPING...USA SHIPPING ONLY...
Please see our other auctions this week and over the next few months for more musical instruments, accessories and parts. Thank you.
PLEASE CLICK ANY PHOTO
ON THE LEFT <-------
TO SEE
ALL
OF THE PHOTOS, AND THE SIZE OF THIS ITEM...
***THIS IS ONE OF 8 VINTAGE GUITARS FROM A COLLECTOR/HOARDER/PLAYER THAT WE WILL BE SELLING...ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SET UP, IN READY TO PLAY CONDITION***...THIS IS A MADE IN JAPAN YAMAHA FG-300 ACOUSTIC GUITAR...IT'S VERY CLEAN, ALL ORIGINAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A BRIDGE DOCTOR ADDED ON THE INTERIOR...IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A BRIDGE DOCTOR IS, GOOGLE IT, THEY ARE GREAT...WITH THE TAN LABEL, (That's not damage on the left of the label, but light reflection that was unavoidable) THESE GUITARS WERE NOT MADE FOR EXPORT, THEY WERE ONLY SOLD IN JAPAN, MOST ASSUME THEY WERE BROUGHT BACK TO THE USA BY SERVICEMEN STATIONED THERE...THIS INSTRUMENT SOUNDS WAY BETTER THAN WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED, PLAYS LIKE A DREAM ...IT HAS A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES AND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT ALL...I CAN SEE THAT THE BRIDGE AT SOME TIME WAS GLUED BACK DOWN, THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES BEHIND IT ON THE TOP...IT LOOKS LIKE THESE COULD BE RUBBED OUT EASY ENOUGH...
IT'S 1 3/4" WIDE AT THE NUT, 25" SCALE LENGTH, 16" WIDE AT THE LOWER BOUT, 4 1/4" DEEP...THE LOW E STRING IS JUST ABOUT 5/64" OVER THE 12th FRET, THE HIGH E STRING 1/16" OVER THE 12th FRET, LOW ACTION BY ANY ONE'S STANDARDS, BUT NO FRETTING OUT WHEN PLAYED...PERSONALLY, I WOULD RAISE THE ACTION, EASILY DONE VIA THE ADJUSTABLE SADDLE UNIT...WE DIDN'T GET A TIME LINE WHEN THE WORK WAS PERFORMED IN CLEANING AND SETTING UP THIS GUITAR, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NUT WAS RE-CUT AND POLISHED, AND AT SOME POINT THE FRETS DRESSED...THIS IS A GREAT SOUNDING, EASY PLAYING, VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THE MODEL...I COULD NOT SEE THE CODE NUMBERS AS OUTLINED IN THE INFORMATION BELOW TO DETRMINE THE EXACT DATE, BUT EASILY IDENTIFIED BY OTHER MEANS SUCH AS THE BRIDGE PINS STRAIGHT IN LINE, ETC. ...
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM A VERY GOOD SITE WITH A LOT OF INFO ABOUT THESE GUITARS...HERE IS SOME INFO FROM THE INTERNET SITE; "The FG-300 was the top of the line non-hand built guitar of that era. It has a spruce plywood top, rosewood plywood back and sides, split fretboard inlays, a fancy engraved pick guard, and a saddle with individually adjustable saddles (for intonation) and the whole assembly is adjustable for height (action). The bridge pin holes are arranged in an arc, instead of the usual straight line, although the early 70’s models made in Japan (not for export, Tan rectangular label) have the pins in a straight line. The FG-300 is well known for its sweet tone and deep bass, making many question if it isn’t actually all solid wood. It’s widely known that Yamaha made great laminated guitars on the 60’s & 70’s. Although that is actually not true. The top, back and sides are 3 ply plywood. But many people still question that they aren’t actually solid wood, because they don’t sound like plywood guitars, especially the earliest models. Plywood is a wooden board consisting of 2 or more layers glued and pressed together with the direction of the grain alternating, typically 90 degrees. Laminate is a wooden board (in the case of guitars) consisting of 2 or more layers glued and pressed together with the direction of the grain in the same direction. The plywood of vintage Yamaha guitars were made differently than today’s plywood. All the layers of the top are tone wood, not a cheap wood filler. The top has 3 layers, thin top and bottom plies and a thick mid ply (oriented perpendicular to the top and bottom plies), making it hard to tell that it isn’t solid wood. If you take a close look the sound hole with a jeweler’s loupe or magnifying glass you will see it. The back and sides are also 3 plies, with the inner ply being a different wood (filler). But the outer plies are both tone wood. You can tell the sides and back aren’t solid by looking at a grain pattern or a defect on the outside and looking for the same on the inside. The inside will be different, even though it looks like solid wood. It really is, but they were made with saw cut plies, and not today’s rotary peeled log plies. The grain of cut vs. peeled wood looks very different. Almost all commercially produced vintage Yamaha FG’s for export are plywood. This is because of the uncontrolled climate (temperature and humidity) on the ships carrying them to America. Many earlier solid wood Yamaha guitars cracked in shipping. Plywood pretty much guarantee that won’t happen. Also, the 100 series guitars were very lightly braced. The combination of all tone wood plies and very light bracing gives them the sonic appearance of a solid wood guitar." ...THIS WAS FROM, Yamaha Vintage FG Acoustic Guitars WEBSITE...
WE DIDN'T GET CASES WITH ANY INSTRUMENT FROM THIS LOT...WE HAVE HAD TO BUY CASES THAT FIT PROPERLY, AND IT'S NOT BEEN EASY...WE INCLUDE THEM AT NO COST TO THE BUYER...THIS UGLY HARD CASE IS SOME TYPE OF HARD NYLON, PLASTIC, OR SIMILAR, IT DOES NOT HAVE A PADDED LINING IN IT, IT WAS REMOVED, WE WILL PAD IT WITH FOAM FOR SHIPPING AS IT'S GREAT PROTECTION...
You are bidding only on the item (s) as shown in the auction. Please see all of the photos, and read about the shipping below... Thank you... LOT 228.
SHIPPING...WE OFFER A 7 DAY RETURN POLICY WITH THE BUYER PAYING FOR RETURN SHIPPING.........SHIPPING...........SHOULD BE CALCULATED UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE..........
IF IT'S MORE THAN OUR ACTUAL COSTS,
YOU WILL RECEIVE A REFUND ON THE DIFFERENCE...
BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY FOR OVER 22 YEARS AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAPPY WITH IT...
YOU ONLY PAY WHAT IT COSTS US...
***IF THERE IS A SHIPPING MARKUP, IT COVERS THE ADDITIONAL COST OF INSURANCE***YOU ONLY PAY WHAT IT COSTS US...
FOR GUITARS, BANJOS AND SIMILAR, WE USE NEW, HEAVY DUTY GUITAR BOXES, WELL PADDED...ALL INSTRUMENTS ARE WRAPPED AND PADDED FOR SHIPPING...WE USE USPS PRIORITY MAIL...THEY HAVE NEVER DAMAGED AN INSTRUMENT WE HAVE SHIPPED...COSTS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT WELL WORTH IT !...
WE WILL COMBINE SHIPPING FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS WE HAVE ON EBAY.
More than just a pretty picture. Try Vendio Image Hosting.
Make your listings stand out with
FREE Vendio custom templates!
FREE scheduling, supersized images
and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.