Hi Iv'e got an Epiphone FT79N that I Bought in the 70's second hand
I recently had an appraisle By Elderly instruments and a dating from Gibson (the current owner of Epiphone guitars) and they told me according to their records my guitar was made in 1962. And if Elderly instruments were selling it today it would be about $2000 - $3000
Iv'e met and played along side Jack Hudson and to my knowledge he hasn't gigged with his since the 80's when he bought his Martin
Also Richard Digance has another Natural Texan and on one occasion We picked each others guitar up to pack up The biggest problem I'm finding is getting reasonably priced insurance to gig with mine and I have recently bought two other modern guitars to take its place on stage A Cort Parlour Guitar and a Crafter Auditorium Model