Outstanding, Tallyrand! Take a full picture spread of it and post a NGD (new guitar day) thread for us. Congrats!
IF It's a Havens D40. If so it's the ONLY one with an ATB finish we've ever seen. That finish was never spec'd for that model but was common on the Bluegrass Jubilees.Tally, I forgot to mention that the truss rod cover is accurate/correct for that model. I have no doubts that you're looking at the real thing from Tacoma. Should be a winner!
That's assuming the top's sitka which hasn't been confirmed, only had opinions rendered. I just think the odds of getting swapped TRC far outweigh the odds of a one-off finish.It is a D-40 Richie Havens signature model, Al. The Havens was the only Sitka-topped D-40 available from Tacoma during this period. It may indeed be the only antique burst Havens; I don't know.
IIRC the Havens Signature was shipped with one guard installed, and the other in the case. I wish @hansmoust would chime in here and clear things up.Interesting that it doesn't have the double pickguard though. Maybe the second pickguard is still in the case?
It looks like this magazine cover is from 1997 - isn't that a few years before his signature model, whatever its specs, was introduced?
Yes. Also, it's D30, (maple archback deadnought), described in the interview.It looks like this magazine cover is from 1997 - isn't that a few years before his signature model, whatever its specs, was introduced?
It's a not a 'burst D40, it's a D30 from '97, described in the interview. 6 years before the Havens Signature introduction in Corona in '03. (And in fact the D40 was on hiatus in'97, replaced by the DV6)
YES, the Havens D40's were shipped with the second 'guard in the case for owner to install at their discretion. I mounted mine.IIRC the Havens Signature was shipped with one guard installed, and the other in the case. I wish @hansmoust would chime in here and clear things up.
It's not a 'burst D40.Interesting that it doesn't have the double pickguard though. Maybe the second pickguard is still in the case?