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Topic: Anyone have Vintage Guitar blue book? |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2003 7:27 am |
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| What does the blue book say about a fender D-6, s/n 2252? I would say fair-good cond., no legs and not original case. Thanks, Ron |
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2003 11:05 am
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Hi Ron,
It's been some time since I looked at a VG Price Guide book and for good reason: it's not very helpful for steel prices. What steel price info they have is usually based on complete instruments in very good, or better, condition.
The legs alone are going to cost you $200. Figure $100 for a case. D-6's are not very highly sought after, which gives you bargaining power. I'd say offer something like $500 and go from there. The serial number is not a good method for tracing the age of fender steels. Remove a tuner pan to find the date written in pencil.
Read Gruhn's vintage instrument guide for more help.
Good luck |
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2003 11:48 am
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I own a double six 1960's era chocolate brown Stringmaster and think that it is great!
A few years ago I owned a double 8 Stringmaster and never played it due to it's string spacing... too close. I sold that guitar and started playing Rickenbacker Bakelites and Gibson laps. I felt more comfortable on those instruments. My slants were easier to execute and the string spacing felt more like a "regular" guitar.
When I got the Stringmaster D6 a last month I got the Rickenbacker spacing with a Fender sound.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2003 6:30 am
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Gerald,
Thanks for the report on the D6. I've always wanted to try one, but have not had the opportunity. Ric spacing with Fender sound--what a concept.
I didn't mean to slight the D-6 Fenders by saying they are not highly sought after. Seems to me that the D-8s are what the vast majority are looking for. Frankly, there is a whole lot of music available on 6 strings. Certainly more than I'll ever find. |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 28 Aug 2003 8:26 am
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The 2002 blue book lists the Fender Dual 6 in excellent condition as being worth between $500 and $750. Reduce the price accordingly based on the actual condition of the instrument.
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Brad's Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
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