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Hello Everyone,
This is my first post here, so I'd first like to say that I really appreciate the wealth of information that I've learned from this forum over the past year or so. This has been an amazing resource for me to have discovered!
With that said, I've recently obtained an old A50 archtop. I have a bunch of questions about it that I'm hoping you guys can help me answer. I can't seem to find much about these guitars anywhere online. First, here's some information:
- The paper "Guarantee" on the inside of the guitar says: Model: A-50 and Serial No: AB-235. The model and serial are handwritten, and this piece of paper also confirms that the guitar was manufactured in Hoboken.
- The neck is stamped "EA 235" on the upper portion of the back of the headstock. The headstock also has a "Starfire" plate on it.
This guitar sounds really great. I was honestly pretty impressed with how nice it sounded and how easily it played. I'd never played an archtop acoustic before but am very happy to have found this one.
Here are my questions:
1) Does anyone know what year this was made based on the serial numbers?
2) Why does the neck say "Starfire"?
3) What is this guitar worth (ballpark).
4) What were these guitars made out of?
5) Is there a current model of a hardshell case that would fit this guitar?
6) A few of the tuners are really tight, hard to turn. Is there a good, safe way to remedy this?
7) The top layer of wood on the headstock appears to be lifting slightly, and pulling away from the nut. I've attached a picture of this. I am wondering if this is only cosmetic and nothing to be worried about, or if it is in fact a warning sign of potential structural problems that I should get fixed right away?
Thankfully 6) and 7) are the only issues on an otherwise pretty perfect guitar.
Thanks so much for all your help!
Steve
This is my first post here, so I'd first like to say that I really appreciate the wealth of information that I've learned from this forum over the past year or so. This has been an amazing resource for me to have discovered!
With that said, I've recently obtained an old A50 archtop. I have a bunch of questions about it that I'm hoping you guys can help me answer. I can't seem to find much about these guitars anywhere online. First, here's some information:
- The paper "Guarantee" on the inside of the guitar says: Model: A-50 and Serial No: AB-235. The model and serial are handwritten, and this piece of paper also confirms that the guitar was manufactured in Hoboken.
- The neck is stamped "EA 235" on the upper portion of the back of the headstock. The headstock also has a "Starfire" plate on it.
This guitar sounds really great. I was honestly pretty impressed with how nice it sounded and how easily it played. I'd never played an archtop acoustic before but am very happy to have found this one.
Here are my questions:
1) Does anyone know what year this was made based on the serial numbers?
2) Why does the neck say "Starfire"?
3) What is this guitar worth (ballpark).
4) What were these guitars made out of?
5) Is there a current model of a hardshell case that would fit this guitar?
6) A few of the tuners are really tight, hard to turn. Is there a good, safe way to remedy this?
7) The top layer of wood on the headstock appears to be lifting slightly, and pulling away from the nut. I've attached a picture of this. I am wondering if this is only cosmetic and nothing to be worried about, or if it is in fact a warning sign of potential structural problems that I should get fixed right away?
Thankfully 6) and 7) are the only issues on an otherwise pretty perfect guitar.
Thanks so much for all your help!
Steve