| 1960'S HOWARD ELECTRIC GUITAR VINTAGE JAPAN WAY COOL ALL SET UP |
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| 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 A VINTAGE 1960'S ELECTRIC GUITAR MADE IN JAPAN ...BRANDED "HOWARD"... THIS IS ONE OF THE NAMES USED BY THE ICONIC JAPANESE MAKERS, MATSUMOKU (see page 77 History of Japanese Electric Guitars, by F. Meyers)...THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS WE HAVE BEEN SELLING FROM ONE COLLECTION... A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO, THE INSTRUMENT WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED, ALL ELECTRONICS, CHECKED AND CLEANED, ALL MECHANICAL PARTS CHECKED AND CLEANED, THE FRETS SET, LEVELED, CROWNED AND POLISHED... A NEW BONE NUT WAS MADE AND INSTALLED, NEW STRINGS...THE BOLT ON NECK WAS SET TO THE PROPER ANGLE...ALL OF THE PARTS ARE ORIGINAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NUT AND WHAMMY BAR...THE BAR IS SQUARE IN CROSS SECTION, AND WE ARE 99% SURE IT'S NON ORIGINAL, BUT FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY... THE PICKUPS SOUND MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTED, THE ACTION IS FINE, THE INTONATION IS FINE...ALL SWITCHES AND POTS WORK FINE... IT'S 1 5/8" AT THE NUT WITH A 25 3/16" SCALE LENGTH...YOU CAN SEE THE CHIPPING IN THE FINISH AT THE NECK POCKET...IT'S A BOLT ON NECK, SO THIS IS NOT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, JUST THE OLD ORIGINAL HARD FINISH CHIPPING OFF WHEN THE INSTRUMENT WAS WORKED ON...THERE ARE A FEW MINOR SPOTS HERE AND THERE, TOP OF THE HEADSTOCK, & BACK OF THE TREBLE BOUT HORN...SOME PICK SCRATCHES ON THE CHROME LIKE METAL PICKGUARD...THE NECK IN CROSS SECTION IS A BIT BEYOND CHUNKY...IT'S VERY CHUNKY, BUT VERY PLAYABLE...***AGAIN***THIS NECK IS VERY CHUNKY***...WHOEVER SPACED THE STRINGS ON THE NEW BONE NUT, WAS AN EXPERIENCED HAND, AS IT WORKS OUT GREAT WITH THIS NECK...THE NECK IS STRAIGHT WITH THE PROPER RELIEF...TWO ROCKER SWITCHES TURN ON / OFF EITHER OR BOTH PICKUPS...ONE TONE & ONE VOLUME POT...IT'S A FUN INSTRUMENT, THAT PLAYS WELL, AND SOUNDS BETTER THAN IT SHOULD...THERE WAS NO CASE WITH THIS INSTRUMENT...IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT FITS PROPERLY WE WILL INCLUDE IT AT NO COST...IF NOT, IT WILL BE STYROFOAM PANEL PACKED, IN HEAVY BUBBLE WRAP, AND BOXED... 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 746. SHIPPING...........SHOULD BE CALCULATED UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE.......... BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY FOR YEARS, AND EVERYONE IS HAPPY WITH IT... YOU ONLY PAY WHAT IT COSTS US... ***THE SHIPPING MARKUP COVERS THE ADDITIONAL COST OF INSURANCE***YOU ONLY PAY WHAT IT COSTS US... FOR GUITARS AND BANJOS,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.PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU BID:..WE ACCEPT THE TYPES OF PAYMENTS LISTED HERE; Direct Offline Credit Card: Visa and Master Card. ALSO, PAY PAL...YOU MAY CONTACT US DIRECTLY BY EMAIL TO MAKE A PAYMENT... Thank you. |
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