VINTAGE LIMITED EDITION ALVAREZ FOX HOLLOW HERRINGBONE DREADNOUGHT & HARD SHELL CASE
EARLY 1970's
MODEL 5061
ALL SOLID WOODS ~ NO LAMINATED STUFF
ANY IMPERFECTIONS YOU MAY SEE IN PICS ARE ALL GLARE
TRIPLE BOUND TORTOISE SHELL BINDING
SOLID SPRUCE TOP - FLAMED MAPLE BACK * SIDES & HEAD STOCK - HERRINGBONE INLAY - STUNNING ABALONE ALVAREZ A's HEAD STOCK INLAYS - GENUINE ALVAREZ TUNING MACHINES - SNOWFLAKE MARKERS - HOT DOT IF YOU WANT TO GO THRU AN AMP
I FOUND THIS GUITAR CASED & UN PLAYED BACK IN THE NINETIES MOTH BALLED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER STRINGED INSTRUMENTS IN A HUMIDITY CONTROLLED VAULT. I CALLED ST. LOUIS MUSIC TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT. THE GENTLEMAN THAT I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THAT HE WAS WORKING THERE WHEN THESE WERE MADE. HE REMEMBERED THESE GUITARS VERY WELL AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE A REAL CADILLAC GUITAR FOR THE COMPANY. I TOLD HIM THAT THE FIRST TWO NUMBERS IN THE SERIAL NUMBER STARTED WITH 71 AND ASKED IF THAT WAS THE YEAR THE GUITAR WAS MADE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE COMPANY DID NOT CATALOG THERE INSTRUMENTS IN THAT FASHION AND SERIAL NUMBERS WERE POORLY KEPT BUT HE DID TELL ME IT WAS A POSSIBILITY BECAUSE HE STATED THEY WERE IN FACT MADE IN THE VERY EARLY 1970's.
I REPLACED THE PICK GUARD WHICH WAS THE UGLIEST I HAD EVER SEEN. IT WAS A SELF ADHESIVE PEEL MODEL I PICKED UP IN A MUSIC STORE. I DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF IT I DON'T THINK BUT IT'S A 5 MINUTE JOB IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PUT ANOTHER ONE ON. I NEVER DID LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR UNFORTUNATELY SO IT'S BEEN PIDDLED AROUND WITH VERY LITTLE SO THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE FRETS ARE STILL THERE.THERE'S A SMALL SPOT ON THE BACK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NICKEL THAT CAN BE SEEN IN PIC #7 THAT IS A BIT LIGHTER IN COLOR.
MAY BE INTERESTED IN A TRADE FOR A QUALITY F STYLE MANDOLIN
PAY WITH PAYPAL AND PAYPAL ONLY
BUY-IT-NOW MUST BE PAID IMMEDIATELY WITH PAYPAL AND PAYPAL ONLY