M Mark Abbott Active member Joined May 16, 2009 Messages 41 Reaction score 0 Location Australia Apr 20, 2016 #1 I know the ST-80 is supposed to have a two piece body but it isn't so on this guitar. Is this unusual or rare?
I know the ST-80 is supposed to have a two piece body but it isn't so on this guitar. Is this unusual or rare?
felixcatus Well-known member Joined Nov 3, 2010 Messages 1,504 Reaction score 34 Location Antwerp, Belgium Apr 20, 2016 #2 Rare and unusual :wink:, but there are a few possible examples of one piece ST80 Springy Sounds.
W wulfman Well-known member Joined Feb 7, 2010 Messages 1,022 Reaction score 6 Location TOKYO!!!! Apr 22, 2016 #3 The one I used to own and sold to someone in Australia looked like a 1-pc body but was a 2-piece. It had great matching of the halves so it was hard to tell but when you looked at the back closely it was apparent.
The one I used to own and sold to someone in Australia looked like a 1-pc body but was a 2-piece. It had great matching of the halves so it was hard to tell but when you looked at the back closely it was apparent.
felixcatus Well-known member Joined Nov 3, 2010 Messages 1,504 Reaction score 34 Location Antwerp, Belgium Apr 22, 2016 #4 Here's a thread that might interest you. I now own the guitar (ST80R) in question. And its indeed a one piece, like Mark (villager) says.
Here's a thread that might interest you. I now own the guitar (ST80R) in question. And its indeed a one piece, like Mark (villager) says.
P Peter Mac Well-known member Joined Dec 16, 2001 Messages 1,221 Reaction score 11 Location Sydney, Australia Apr 28, 2016 #5 Yeah, it is a nice looking top - but it's flat sawn, not quarter sawn.