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| never mind.... Char said ok... :D
I'll look it over when it gets here.. but probably headed to the spa..
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| Balladeer? Glen Campbell? or early 1115?
looks like the rosette's been replaced with a MOP or Abalone but has shiny bowl, winged bridge... and Large sound hole... 68-70 model?
for 265 shipped looked like a good deal... and will be my first shiny bowl..
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Hey Glenn, seller sez no serial number, but it may be on the block.
I didn't even know to look there until I read the Serial #\'s Stamped in Neck Block thread.
Then I found one inside my 1121-4 (with Grover's).
Just thinking out loud :rolleyes:
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| definitely looks like a new rosette on an older 12 to me.... but we'll see...
my 71 is stamped on the neckblock.. and the old legend w/grovers I had was too..
btw OMA nice grab on the 1112..
I've done my part this week in the BFLG got a vintage 12 and a mis-labeled 1768(N768 label in it)..
the Bluebird's about ready to sing too... Howie's finishing it out..
another good week..
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | No shitsky, I got it for cheap. I couldn't believe that it sat there that long.
Anyway, as old as that is (shiny bowl) that is probably what is going on.
Good Score! (I was too busy looking at that $150 Balladeer) |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Brain Fart. I booked marked this one and completly missed the low BIN.
Good grab Glenn.
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Location: East Tennessee | Very nice guitar. :cool: |
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Location: Germany | Congrats! These hand-laid bowl 12-strings sound wonderful.
From what I can see my 1115-4 is exactly the same guitar except mine has the textured bowl. They discontinued the shiny bowl somewhere around # B-500 (mine is # C-412), so I assume yours to be one of the last shiny bowls they made late 1968 or early 1969. Mine has the same rosette so yours could be the original one.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The inlaid rosette was discontinued slightly before the shiny bowl was phased out. So this one must be from that shiny w/ stick on rosette period. Dave |
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| I hope that's what it is...
rather than someone enlarging the sound hole, covering the old inlay, and slapping a plastic/mop rosette on it...
but it could go either way... and would have been an easy cover-up for a de-laminating original rosette
as long as it's straight and the action's not a mile out will probably just seal the cracks, make sure the bridge is solid and call it done.. it's got character.. and I'm sure it will sound great.
but if it needs a bend or reset, it'll be on it's way to CT
Thanks for the info Dave.. got my fingers crossed that it's original.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Nice grab Glen! Good for you that I didn't see it first! :rolleyes: |
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Location: Melbourne Fl. | Great job Glenn.........lucky dog sly |
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| Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Nice grab Glen! Good for you that I didn't see it first! :rolleyes: well since the wife and I work from home.... running the .coms, .orgs, and publishing the zines... we're online here pretty much 24/7 with 4 workstations, a server, and 2 laptops for when we're on the road..
beats working for someone else.. and it's like the old telemarketing/sales game... without the rejection or do not call list...
Char likens it to playing a slot machine... and she enjoys the work... the non-profits are a pain sometimes with over 5000 members here locally to manage... but the .coms are doing really well..
The Boss says that something's gonna have to be sold before any more come in after these two tho..
I now have 3 12 fretters... a 12, a classical, and a steel strung.... the balladeer, the 1768, the 1885, the UKXII, and as soon as I get another viper.... I think I'll be done buying O's till I can afford a new 1680 or ute... unless I can find another low-flying fud.
Char's starting to make that Marge Simpson grumble when she sees me log on to the bay.. :rolleyes:
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | Looks a lot like my C-268, (winged bridge, but textured bowl). |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | My 69 1115-1 will be headed to the mothership soon as well...I got mine just a bit cheaper, but not much...$203 w/original Victoria Luggage Co. case...I have enjoyed it just sitting on my mantel..nice piece of history Glen! Congrats! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | They must get alot of 1115's in for refurb...
About a dozen right now from the OFC at my guesstimate. |
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shiny bowl, winged bridge, slothead 12 $229 BIN