OK, I think it's time to send this guitar along, preferably to somebody here because it's so special. I've owned and/or played four DV72s, and I think this one is the nicest, and it's in by far the best condition. I don't use the term "mint" anymore, but this one is close.
Most of you know the back story behind this one, and it has been very well traveled while I've owned it. Most recently back from @Fixit in FL, who gave it a new lease on life. The guitar has had very little play in its thirty years, and it shows in the following photos. It spent so much time in the case that the top hasn't yellowed much at all, and it even still has some of that "new guitar smell" remaining.
Tom managed to coax a lot more saddle than I thought when it was down with him, and as it stands now, the neck angle is good, and there's still some room to go lower if the need arises. Tom doesn't think it will, as his opinion was that the neck had "settled" to where it wants to be while it sat in the case for all those years. My luthier had ramped the bridge pin slots, so there's good break angle over the saddle on all strings, and the guitar plays and sounds terrific.
The lone flaw I can find on the guitar is this small finish chip in the binding on the treble side of the lower bout. I didn't even know it was there, or I would have had Tom address it while he had it at his shop. There is also some sinking of the nitro finish on the top, resulting in some faint lines that are impossible to photograph. Other than that it's perfect.
It had a complete setup recently, and needs nothing. Action at the 12th fret is 3/32" on the bass side, and 5/64" on the treble side. I strung it up yesterday with D'Addario EJ11s, and the strings seem to bring out the best in it. I seem to remember @West R Lee saying that he used 80/20s on his DV72, and I can see why. Here's some more photos.
I think that's what's called an "AAAA" back! The headstock is now near perfect after Tom fixed the scrape that used to be north of the G tuner post.
Serial dates it to early DV72 production in 1993.
Of course, the guitar comes with the OHSC, and case candy. No strange smells from a lifetime In non smoking homes.
As for pricing, it's a little tricky. It took a lot of grunt work to get this guitar where it is, and given the rarity of DV72, and the extraordinary condition that this one is in, I'm going to price it at $3000 plus actual shipping by FedEx Ground. I have Heritage insurance, so I will only have to insure for $300, which should help keep the out of control shipping costs these days somewhat under control. As I'd like to see it stay within LTG (and it really should), I will give special consideration on price to LTGers in good standing, so contact me with you phone number preferably, and we can talk. If there's no interest here, I will list elsewhere, but I'll leave it up here exclusively for a while. Checks and Money Orders are always preferred. We can discuss PayPal, but only if necessary.
Most of you know the back story behind this one, and it has been very well traveled while I've owned it. Most recently back from @Fixit in FL, who gave it a new lease on life. The guitar has had very little play in its thirty years, and it shows in the following photos. It spent so much time in the case that the top hasn't yellowed much at all, and it even still has some of that "new guitar smell" remaining.
Tom managed to coax a lot more saddle than I thought when it was down with him, and as it stands now, the neck angle is good, and there's still some room to go lower if the need arises. Tom doesn't think it will, as his opinion was that the neck had "settled" to where it wants to be while it sat in the case for all those years. My luthier had ramped the bridge pin slots, so there's good break angle over the saddle on all strings, and the guitar plays and sounds terrific.
The lone flaw I can find on the guitar is this small finish chip in the binding on the treble side of the lower bout. I didn't even know it was there, or I would have had Tom address it while he had it at his shop. There is also some sinking of the nitro finish on the top, resulting in some faint lines that are impossible to photograph. Other than that it's perfect.
It had a complete setup recently, and needs nothing. Action at the 12th fret is 3/32" on the bass side, and 5/64" on the treble side. I strung it up yesterday with D'Addario EJ11s, and the strings seem to bring out the best in it. I seem to remember @West R Lee saying that he used 80/20s on his DV72, and I can see why. Here's some more photos.
I think that's what's called an "AAAA" back! The headstock is now near perfect after Tom fixed the scrape that used to be north of the G tuner post.
Serial dates it to early DV72 production in 1993.
Of course, the guitar comes with the OHSC, and case candy. No strange smells from a lifetime In non smoking homes.
As for pricing, it's a little tricky. It took a lot of grunt work to get this guitar where it is, and given the rarity of DV72, and the extraordinary condition that this one is in, I'm going to price it at $3000 plus actual shipping by FedEx Ground. I have Heritage insurance, so I will only have to insure for $300, which should help keep the out of control shipping costs these days somewhat under control. As I'd like to see it stay within LTG (and it really should), I will give special consideration on price to LTGers in good standing, so contact me with you phone number preferably, and we can talk. If there's no interest here, I will list elsewhere, but I'll leave it up here exclusively for a while. Checks and Money Orders are always preferred. We can discuss PayPal, but only if necessary.
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