Daion THE 80-12 on ebay

Subject: Daion THE 80-12 on ebay
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Aug 12 - 06:52 AM

This one is in the USA - all you lucky people.

If this is as good as my THE 78-12 it will be very good indeed. It might be a tad less responsive as there is a (beautiful) thin veneer over the spruce top on the THE 80s.

It might also be a little less boomy as a result of the large oval soundhole. My THE 80W (the twin-neck) is less large in the bottom than my THE 78 or my THE 78-12 despite the bigger body to take the twin-necks but that might be due to the extra wood needed to take the tension from two necks, rather than the oval soundhole.

Note that it needs a little tweaking as admitted so I should budget for a full setup including adjust truss-rod, light stone of frets, and correct the nut and saddle - but doesn't everyone do that when they get a new toy?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-DIAON-THE-80-12-80-12-12-STRING-ACOUSTIC-GUITAR-TAMAKI-TAKAMINE-RARE-NR-/120963744141?pt=Guita