I BEEN PLAYING FOR SOMETIME NOW AND WANTED TO COMMENT ON A PURCHASE
I JUST MADE. I BOUGHT FROM A FRIEND 1976 F360S TAKAINE WITH CASE FOR
500.00 DOLLARS. SHE BOUGHT THE GUITAR NEW IN 1976 AND HAD PAID $240.00 FOR IT. I HAVE HAD A FEW GREAT GUITARS AND NEEDED TO SELL
DUE TO A DIVORCE. I HAD A MARTIN D16 AND ALSO HAD A GUILD D50 BOTH GREAT PRODUCTS. I DID LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THIS LAWSUITE GUITAR AND FIND IT FUNNY. I WAS TOLD THAT MARTIN WENT TO JAPAN WITH THE BEST GUYS AND SHOWED THEM HOW TO MAKE THEIR GUITARS. I WAS WONDERING IS THIS TRUE ? WHEN I OPENED THE CASE I WAS LOOKING AT A MARTIN. I THOUGHT WHAT CAN THIS SOUND LIKE.
THE GUITAR HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN OUT OR PLAYED IN 20 YRS. I OPENED THE CASE AND JUST LOOKED AT A BEAUTIFUL GUITAR. I PLAY AND PLAY FOR A HOUR AND WAS REALLY WAITING FOR WHEN IS IT WAS GOING TO SOUND BAD OR GO OUT OF TUNE. I TOLD HER THIS WAS ONE OF BEST GUITARS I EVER PLAYED. I DID SOME FINGER PICKING, FLAT PICKING, ALTERNATE TUNINGS AND JUST LOVE THE GUITAR. I FORGOT TO SAY THIS WAS THREE YRS AGO.
SHE CALLED ME OUT OF THE BLUE SAID SHE WAS MOVING OUT OF STAE AND WANTED ME TO BUY IT BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE IT. SHE WANTED A GRAND AND HAD TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE GUITAR. YOU DONT FIND MANY FOR SALE SO I LOOKED UP SOME OLD POSTS AND CALLED A COUPLE GUITAR MAKERS FOR SOME INPUT. MOST OF THE GUYS SOLD REALLY HIGH END GUITARS BUT SAID IT IS A VERY GOOD GUITAR AND THEY SAID 500 WAS A GREAT PRICE FOR A 30YR OLD PERFECT IN THE CASE GUITAR. I HAVE NEVER WROTE A POST SO I APOLOGIZE FOR BAD SPELLING OR JUST MAYBE TOO LONG OF A REPLY.
UT OLD POST SOME WERE GOING FROM $400 UP TO 900