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Nabisco

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  1. Nope, nope, nope. They were made in the 1970s in the Republic of China which is Taiwan, not the PRC. They did not go for "200ISH DOLLARS" when they were new and they go for way less than $1200.00 now and I have never seen them go for anything even approaching $8,000.00.
  2. The old laminated Yamahas may not sound better than "high end acoustics" but they often sound much better than most mid-range acoustics. I have played several different models of those laminated Yamahas from the 70s and they were amazing. As I recall, Freeman himself was surprised when he learned that his old Yamaha was laminate given how good it sounded.
  3. Eastman's are great sounding guitars. they really project and have a very sweet tone. Congratulations!
  4. Hi, I got the following info from the old Yamaha archive back when I first got my FG-500. The label is red. The truss rod cover is the silver and black one like the second one you posted. Sorry, but I couldn't find that mysterious internal date code, but the date I have is based on the info that Yamaha had up on their old site. In addition to what follows, might I add that this is an amazing sounding guitar. Yamaha FG500 Serial Number - 20408187 Made April 08, 1972 #187 Year(s) Sold: 1969-72 Original MSRP (US$): $320.00 Top: Solid Spruce Back Laminated Jacaranda (reputedly Brazilian Rosewood) Sides: Laminated Jacaranda (reputedly Brazilian Rosewood) Neck: Mahogany Fingerboard: Ebony Bridge: Ebony Body Depth: 96-116mm Color(s): Natural Finish: Gloss String Length: 637mm Included Accessories: HSC Notes: Hand Crafted
  5. I believe so since Zenny Dager has been quoted ( a while ago) as saying that putting light gauge strings on one of his guitars would void the warranty.
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