Old Greco Guitar ?

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crust

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Greetings, and my 1st post
I was told by the guy at "myrareguitars,com" that this old one might be a Greco (the head plate has been removed).

What do you guys think ?

thanks

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thanks for looking
 
marcusnieman said:
Matsumoku made it looks like. Dig those pickups.
OK, thanks for the reply. Just out of curiosity, what leads you to believe it is a "Matsumoku made" instrument. Are there any "telltale" features or something in the way it is built that makes you suggest it might be manufactured at "Matsumoku" ?

Yes, those pickups are certainly different. I've never seen another guitar with ones like that.

Also note that much of the hardware is not original.
Again, thanks.
 
crust said:
marcusnieman said:
Matsumoku made it looks like. Dig those pickups.
OK, thanks for the reply. Just out of curiosity, what leads you to believe it is a "Matsumoku made" instrument. Are there any "telltale" features or something in the way it is built that makes you suggest it might be manufactured at "Matsumoku" ?

Again, thanks.

The five ply binding around the headstock, the bound F holes and the bolt on neck plate.
 
headstock and body shape are similar...

http://goyaguitars.tripod.com/catalog68_16.htm
 
I was thinking goya as well as they had some guitars with similar looking pickups. It could be almost anything though from teisco to early ibanez. It's almost sure to be 60s......

Dave
 
I'm not familiar with these type of guitars but that you can find that diamond on the tailpiece on several early 70s Aria's.
 
Univox (Matsumoku) had a few guitars that had the advanced electronics on it as well (note the bound F holes):

http://www.univox.org/pics/guitars/b300-4.jpg

http://www.univox.org/pics/guitars/m340-5.jpg

http://www.univox.org/pics/guitars/m340-2.jpg
 
This guitar was basically rebuilt and restored (as best I could) by myself. All the hardware (tuners ,knobs ,tail piece, bridge, pick guard) were replaced. I had the pickups rewound and had the controls rewired. I believe this was a "stereo" guitar and the controls (channels) were the left and right amps. Maybe I'm wrong about that but I think it was originally something like that. It also was cracked at the head stock volute. I glued and clamped that and it has held up OK and hasn't cracked again. This was going to be discarded but I grabbed it up about 15 years ago, because the frets and neck were still straight and not worn. So, I fixed up this old guitar to make it work and was wondering if anyone actually knew the "brand" that it might be. It has 3 small holes where a name plate had been attached but when I got it , it had already been removed. It is fun to play and has pretty good low action. Well, thanks again for all your replies. Maybe some day I'll find someone that has a guitar with those interesting pickups, but I haven't yet.
 
It might well be an early ibanez.

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Have a look here http://www.sixties-ibanez.com/

Click on the all 60er Models and scroll down


Dave
 
^^ Cool well thats close, quite similar staggered pickups, f holes, neck shape, headstock looks very similar and inlays, wood.. Thanks again. Cool guitar pic's there too.
 
I like a good puzzle. :D It's not absolute but I reckon it must be a 60s Ibanez & there are some other identification clues on the website including the neck plate marking. If were you I'd contact the owner of the site and send him pictures he's obviously a very knowledgeable enthusiast.

Mail: [email protected]


Dave
 
I saw this post a long ago... I wasn't even a member of tokai forum. A few days ago, I found the guitar of this particular post.

I managed to find this post again and saw that no one else noticed this guitar. I guess I've solved the mystery! It's a St. Moritz.

(sorry for my bad english, It's not my mother tongue)

http://www.myrareguitars.com/1968-st-moritz-stereo-guitar
 
The only piece that doesn't seems to fit it's the neck. Obviously the tailpiece and pickguard are also different, but the rest of the guitar seems to be a St. Moritz.
 
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