From what I can tell it's a mid-60's to early 70's model, folk body shape, all solid wood with mahogany back and sides and either spruce or cedar on the top. I'm honestly not sure if it's spruce or cedar so if any of you can tell that would be great. It looks to be a well played instrument for sure with nicks, scratches, chips, and some broken binding on the front and back. The tuners seem questionable and I'm hoping they just need some cleaning and lubricating. The neck is made of poplar and VERY chunky and looks to be 25 in scale with a 1.75 nut width (will verify). Good thing is the neck appears to be perfectly straight and since this is one of the later years of this model it has a truss rod.
The nut appears to be plastic (not sure ) and is chipped in a few areas but appears functional. The frets show some wear and they are oxidized a bit but I need to assess them more to see if a level/crown is needed. The bridge saddle may be plastic too and appears to be as low as it can go. The action overall is good and ever so slightly on the high side. I would imagine at some point in the future a neck reset may be in order.
From the little I've seen on the web folks who get these sorted out really enjoy their sound. I have to admit with the old rusty nasty strings and all the guitar sounds pretty nice. My daughter just played a song from Margo and the Nuclear So-and-So's and I was impressed how it sounded and meshed with her voice. She's smitten with it and thinks all the scars on it give it mojo - and she may not be wrong. I'm hoping I can clean it up and enhance it's playability.
If anyone knows any more about these or has any tips it would be greatly appreciated. Have a great day all! Oh and here's some pics.
