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STANDEL MODEL 420-C Vintage Double Cutaway ES Style Guitar. 1967. Very Rare.
Estimated price for orientation: 3 995 $
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STANDEL Model 420-C YOM: 1967 SN: 1027E Another fantastic STANDEL guitar by SAM KOONTZ from my collection. As I have repeatedly said: “Standel guitars are among the most underrated and undervalued guitars in the vintage marketplace.” It is a compelling guitar that is extremely undeprice and undervalued in the vintage guitar market. After all, it is a SAM KOONTZ guitar. This is a fantastic playing ES-335 style guitar. It is not heavy and is very well balanced. Easy to play standing up and sitting down. I personally like the tone and sound balance coming from this thin line acoustic body matched up with the legendary Rowe/DeArmond Single Coil pickups. ABOUT THIS GUITAR. Standard Features: Arched Maple Top and Sides. Flamed Maple Back. Two Rowe Pickups (individual adjustable pole pieces). 3 Way Pickup Toggle Switch. Rosewood Fingerboard. Pearl Dot Inlays. 3 Ply Binding on Body. 1 Ply Bound “F” holes, neck, and headstock. Adjustable compensating roller bridge. Cherry Finish. Double Rounded Cutaway. NUT WIDTH: 1 11/16” LOWER BOUT WIDTH: 16’ BODY DEPTH AT SIDE: 1 3/4” NECK: Mahogany (very slim-fast player) This guitar is in VERY GOOD CONDITION. It has dings, dents, scraps etc. from its years of playing. Frets are very good. Finish has lots of checking and binding has the usual line cracks but is all intact. Comes with case. THE STANDEL GUITAR STORY. (Gathered from online and other reference sources). “STANDEL” is still most widely known for its amplifiers. Robert “Bob” Crooks stared his company, Standard Electronics (soon to be shortened to “STANDEL”) in 1953 in Temple City, California. During his career, Bob and STANDEL were associated with several guitar builders including Paul Bigsby (MAGNATONE), Semie Mosely (MOSRITE), and Sam Koontz. The Moseley/STANDEL guitar was short lived with the most popular model being the solid body with the “Fender XII paddle head stock”. After that initial attempt, Bob met up with Sam. As in Sam Koontz. “Prior to setting up his own shop in Linden, N.J. (1970) Sam worked as a shop foreman for the Framus line importer; later he designed guitars for the Framus factory while working for Philadelphia Music Co. Design work was also done for Martin Co. during this tenure. ““Sam, was commissioned by HARPTONE GUITARS COMPANY to design and develop a ‘new’ STANDEL electric guitars including the manufacturing procedures. In some cases he even designed the machinery which was used to manufacture the instruments.” Based on his early background in designing and building hollow body (acoustic/semi-acoustic) guitars, Sam came up with a line of STANDEL branded guitars that were styled after then popular guitars from Gibson (ES-335), Gretsch, Guild, etc. but were not only comparable to these popular brands but exceeded them in quality and workmanship. If nothing else, it can be said that Sam Koontz started the first “custom guitar shop” while at HARPTONE and the STANDEL guitars were his hand built masterpieces. As noted before, Sam developed much of the “custom” machinery to build the “custom” STANDEL guitars so they could easily be classed as some of the first “boutique” guitars, i.e., taking an existing popular guitar design and making it much better. Among the STANDEL models were single and double cutaways, full body acoustics, and semi-acoustic “thin lines”. One design feature of the KOONTZ STANDEL guitar that was unique was the headstock featuring a center “valley” with inlay. All of the KOONTZ STANDEL guitars feature a MAHOGANY BODY, MAPLE LAMINATED TOP, MAHOGANY NECK, INDIAN ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD, KLUSON/GROVER TUNERS, and DEARMOND pickups. As before, STANDEL once again did not succeed in the guitar business and the KOONTZ STANDEL line ended but some of the guitars continued to be sold by HARPTONE after being rebranded “HARPTONE” (these are rarer than the STANDEL branded pieces). I own all of the comparable guitars (Gibson, Guild, Gretsch, etc.) in my collection and can fairly and openly say that the KOONTZ STANDEL guitars sound better acoustically, are higher quality in terms of materials and construction, and play a whole lot better. And of course this was only the beginning of the fame that SAM KOONTZ justly earned as a guitar builder. Each and every remaining “KOONTZ” branded guitar carries an extremely high price simply due to the creative genius and craftsmanship of SAM KOONTZ. For that reason alone, a KOONTZ STANDEL is considered to be highly collectible and playable. This guitar is guaranteed to be in VERY GOOD COSMETIC Condition with lots of small dents, dings, scratches, etc. that are normal for a vintage guitar of this age. The finish color is still vibrant and has lots of finish checking that can only come naturally to a real vintage guitar.
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SHIPPING CHARGES. The charges listed in this ad are for the continental US only. Shipment outside that area is at actual cost and Buyer must pay all tariffs, duties, and other charges that may be levied on the item when it is imported into its final destination. And for foreign buyers, please request a quote for shipping cost before you bid. No surprises are always good. And please do not ask that we use a lower value for an export shipment. NOTE: WE WILL NOT SHIP TO ANY THIRD PARTY AND WE WILL NOT DO SHIP TO ANY FIRM, SUCH AS Shop Airlines America or sekaimon WHO RESHIPS THE ITEM OUTSIDE THE USA. SHIPPING DAMAGE. Any external, or internal, shipping damage MUST BE REPORTED to Seller and to Carrier within 24 hours of receipt of delivery. IT IS THE BUYER?S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY SELLER IMMEDIATELY IF THE INSTRUMENT HAS INCURRED ANY DAMAGE DURING SHIPMENT. IN THE EVENT OF SUCH DAMAGE, PLEASE RETAIN ALL SHIPPING MATERIALS FOR INSPECTION.NO EXCEPTION.
1. Payment must be received within five days of the end of the auction. 2. NO REFUNDS. Please ask your questions before you bid. As noted under "Shipping", we will repair any defective item. This does not apply to shipping damage or to damage after receipt. Please note that every guitar we sell has been fully audited, tested, set up,inspected, and photograph prior to shipment.
ABOUT TUNEYOURSOUND. Tune Your Sound Sound Your Tune Guitars make Sounds ! Guitar players make Tunes. But which guitar makes your Tune best?The beginning point in making a tune is You. The music in your head goes to your hands which form chords and notes. The end point is the Tune heard by those listening created by the Sounds of the instruments in between. Our job at TuneYourSound.com (TYS) is to fill in the middle. Or, in other words, "complete the chain". We are guitar players and collectors at TuneYourSound.com. Collectively we have personally owned and played over 1800 guitars. And we have seen guitar players play-from Jimi using his teeth to Jimmy using his bow. And now, we want to tell you what we have learned over the years and under the stages. First: There should be two primary guitars in your life. The one you start with (by choice or coincidence) and the one you finish with (once you find it, you'll know it and keep it). But of course, humans are acquisitive by nature, so we are prone to own more than we need-but a guitar player must have what he really needs. Two: Sometimes it's better for a guitar to be heard than seen and other times it's better for a guitar to be seen than heard. So, play it both ways. Buy a guitar that does both. Three: Avoid the hype. Especially now with the Internet overloading us with data. Buy a guitar that you trust from someone you trust. Four: Make it personal. Establish a relationship with your seller. That way you will never be disappointed-nor abandoned. After all, it is still about money-your money. And you deserve to get more than you give. At TuneYourSound.com, we have the answer!
Please contact us directly at ebay email system.
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PAYPAL.
SHIPPING CHARGES. The charges listed in this ad are for the continental US only. Shipment outside that area is at actual cost and Buyer must pay all tariffs, duties, and other charges that may be levied on the item when it is imported into its final destination. And for foreign buyers, please request a quote for shipping cost before you bid. No surprises are always good. And please do not ask that we use a lower value for an export shipment. NOTE: WE WILL NOT SHIP TO ANY THIRD PARTY AND WE WILL NOT DO SHIP TO ANY FIRM, SUCH AS Shop Airlines America or sekaimon WHO RESHIPS THE ITEM OUTSIDE THE USA. SHIPPING DAMAGE. Any external, or internal, shipping damage MUST BE REPORTED to Seller and to Carrier within 24 hours of receipt of delivery. IT IS THE BUYER?S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY SELLER IMMEDIATELY IF THE INSTRUMENT HAS INCURRED ANY DAMAGE DURING SHIPMENT. IN THE EVENT OF SUCH DAMAGE, PLEASE RETAIN ALL SHIPPING MATERIALS FOR INSPECTION.NO EXCEPTION.
1. Payment must be received within five days of the end of the auction. 2. NO REFUNDS. Please ask your questions before you bid. As noted under "Shipping", we will repair any defective item. This does not apply to shipping damage or to damage after receipt. Please note that every guitar we sell has been fully audited, tested, set up,inspected, and photograph prior to shipment.
ABOUT TUNEYOURSOUND. Tune Your Sound Sound Your Tune Guitars make Sounds ! Guitar players make Tunes. But which guitar makes your Tune best?The beginning point in making a tune is You. The music in your head goes to your hands which form chords and notes. The end point is the Tune heard by those listening created by the Sounds of the instruments in between. Our job at TuneYourSound.com (TYS) is to fill in the middle. Or, in other words, "complete the chain". We are guitar players and collectors at TuneYourSound.com. Collectively we have personally owned and played over 1800 guitars. And we have seen guitar players play-from Jimi using his teeth to Jimmy using his bow. And now, we want to tell you what we have learned over the years and under the stages. First: There should be two primary guitars in your life. The one you start with (by choice or coincidence) and the one you finish with (once you find it, you'll know it and keep it). But of course, humans are acquisitive by nature, so we are prone to own more than we need-but a guitar player must have what he really needs. Two: Sometimes it's better for a guitar to be heard than seen and other times it's better for a guitar to be seen than heard. So, play it both ways. Buy a guitar that does both. Three: Avoid the hype. Especially now with the Internet overloading us with data. Buy a guitar that you trust from someone you trust. Four: Make it personal. Establish a relationship with your seller. That way you will never be disappointed-nor abandoned. After all, it is still about money-your money. And you deserve to get more than you give. At TuneYourSound.com, we have the answer!
Please contact us directly at ebay email system.