Worth of Alkire S10

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 1 Feb 2007 8:36 pm

What do these guitars go for. The guitar is a S10 with legs . A friend has one and may sell and if the price is right I'd like to get it. Thanks for any help.

Tony

Graham Griffith · Post by **Graham Griffith** » 1 Feb 2007 9:56 pm

There are various models. I paid around 350 - 400 five or six years back for the "pro model" with 4 legs. How much does he/she want?

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 2 Feb 2007 8:06 am

Graham, I don't know what he'll ask. I'll try to get a little more info . Thanks for your reply.

Tony

Al Terhune · Post by **Al Terhune** » 2 Feb 2007 8:29 am

Tony,

I tried to search for it but couldn't find it, but one sold recently on ebay that had legs (and two pickups, which was rare) for a little over $400. Considering how inexpensive vintage laps are, we tend to think that even $800 is too much to pay for a great vintage lap, but think of how much vintage guitars go for. It's just a matter of time before the value of rarer vintage laps (like an Alkire) starts soaring, I believe, anyways. But nobody's ever come to me for investment purposes, so you might want to possibly ignore my advice.

Graham Griffith · Post by **Graham Griffith** » 2 Feb 2007 12:41 pm

The two pickup model was the one I bought. Over 10 years ago I bought one of the Epiphone (non console) original Eharps fro $250.

Al Terhune · Post by **Al Terhune** » 2 Feb 2007 4:58 pm

Graham,

That's about what I paid for mine, too, on ebay about seven years ago. The guitar-shaped Epiphone, right, with the nice, big, solid tuning knobs (not the little white ones that deteriorate)?

Graham Griffith · Post by **Graham Griffith** » 2 Feb 2007 6:47 pm

The white and black one with dark brown wood fingerboard, clear perspex wrist guard ... like the one on the cover of "Lucky Steels the Wheel".

Stanford Lane · Post by **Stanford Lane** » 3 Feb 2007 8:02 am

I have two National E-harps. One has legs and the other does not. I paid $500 for the E-harp with legs and $400 for the one without legs. They are both in very good condition. I reallly like them. I put them together on a stand and have a double neck. Its great.