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*TIME CAPSULE* "REGAL" 1976 BICENTENNIAL SPIRIT OF 76- BUCK OWENS-MINT COND!

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Category: Acoustic Guitars
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Description
Brand: Regal Dexterity: Right-Handed
Model: 1776 String Configuration: 6 String
Body Type: FULL Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Series: BICENTENNIAL Exact Year: 1976





isnw_ecpJUST A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF:I FIND OLD ACOUSTICS AT YARD SALES, ESTATE SALES, CRAIGSLIST AND EVEN HERE ON EBAYUSUALLY THE GUITARS I AQUIRE ARE UNPLAYABLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OLD GUITARS FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS NOWI HAVED LEARNED HOW TO REPAIR THEM MOSTLY FROM TRIAL AND ERROR HOW TO RESET NECKS, FLATTEN WARPED TOPS, REPLACE OR FIX BRIDGES AND OTHER REPAIRS, TO MAKE THESE OLD BEAUTIES PLAYABLE AGAINI HAVE ALSO LEARNED SOME TRICKS OF THE TRADE FROM LOCAL LUTHIERS AND SOME LUTHIERS IN MY FAMILYWORKING WITH THESE OLD GUITARS IS IN MY BLOOD, MY 2ND COUSIN IS WELL KNOWN LUTHIER AND GUITAR BUILDER WAYNE HENDERSON FROM VA., I HOPE TO SOMEDAY FOLLOW WAYNES FOOTSTEPS AND MAKE MY OWN LINE OF GUITARS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MY MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO GET THE GUITARS BACK TO PLAYING CONDITION, I USUALLY DON'T MESS WITH RE-FINISHING, I LIKE THE OLD LOOK AND PATINAI GET ALOT OF JOY TAKING AN OLD GUITAR THAT HASN'T BEEN PLAYED IN WHO KNOWS HOW LONG, AND RESTORING IT TO HEAR IT'S VINTAGE SOUND ONCE AGAINI REALLY ENJOY RESTORING OLD GUITARS AND PASSING THEM ON TO SOMEONE, LIKE YOURSELF, WHO CAN GET YEARS OF ENJOYMENT FROM THESE OLD BEUATIESNOW ON TO THIS LISTING:A VERY RARE, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND 1976 ALL ORIGINAL REGAL"BICENTENNIAL" 6 STRING IN NEW MINT COND!MODEL #5644HT476 SER.#0068~~~~~~~~~~~~~THIS PATICULAR MODEL WAS ONLY MADE IN 1976VERY LOW PRODUCTION #68 OUT OF 1776~~~~~~~~~~IN 1976 WHEN THE BUCK OWENS RED WHITE AND BLUE GUITAR WAS HOT AS A THREE DOLLAR BILL, REGAL DECIDED TO GET IN ON THE ACTION. SO THEY MADE 1776 OF THESE BEAUTIES, ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF THEM WERE THIS TRUSS ROD MODEL. MOST WERE MADE WITHOUT A TRUSS RODTHESE ARE VERY RARE IN ANY CONDITION, BUT TO FIND A NEW OLD STOCK MINT CONDITION ONE IS IMPOSSIBLE, TIL NOW!!THIS WAS FOUND IN AN OLD MUSIC STORE WAREHOUSE THAT HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR YEARSWHEN I AQUIRED THIS, I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES! A BRAND NEW MINT CONDITION 1976 REGAL BICENTENNIAL, UNREAL!!~~~~~~~~~I INSTALELD A JLD BRIDGE SYSTEM, THERE WAS SOME MINOR BELLYING BEHIND THE BRIDGE FROM SITTING ALL THESE YEARS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE ALL SOLID WOOD CONSRTUCTIONCREATES A BIG BOOMING SOUND!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THIS GUITAR IS TRULY A TIME CAPSULE FIND-NEVER BEEN PLAYED-MINT CONDITION BEAUTY!NOT A SCRATCH ON HER!!~~~~~~~~~~~~COMES WITH NEW ORIGINAL CASE NEW ORIGINAL RED WHITE AND BLUE GUITAR STRAP AND MEL BAY  BICENTENNIAL CHORD BOOK-JUST AN INCREDIBLE FINDTHIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME DEALWORKING TRUSS ROD MODELSHE HAS NEW MARTIN BRONZE STUDIO LIGHT STRINGS
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