I have one dated 1968, and have owned two or three more. They are nice little instruments, with a very traditional sound.

They sell on Ebay occasionally, and the family sells new ones from their inventory occasionally.

I had one that was built 17 years ago, but was still in it's original box, unopened. I think I paid something like $150.00 for it. They sell on ebay, used, for anywhere from $75.00 to $200.00. It just depends on who sees them at the time the ad is running, and how much they want one.

If I were going to play iot regularly, I would not hesitate to put geared tuners on it, to make it easier to tune. If you want to preserve it's historical quality, then leave the peg tuners in, but count on some aggravation in trying to keep it tuned.

Take care,
   Bill