I'm wondering if there are some tricks to telling whether an old guitar is a treasure.
For instance, suppose you find a guitar with an odd or unknown brand.
For instance, some consider rosewood to be the best wood for acoustics.
How do you tell if it's really rosewood? Very tight grains?
I usually look up the guitar on Harmony Central, but suppose the specific model is not listed?
Thanks!!
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If it sounds good.
You could try googling it, the name or anything written inside the guitar, like on the label. If all else fails you could take some pictures of it or write a description of it and contact http://www.normansrareguitars.com/ and see if they've ever heard of it.
well, get your self a mirror and take a look inside. Do you see glue seeping out from the braces? No? Good. Take a look at the wood grain on the inside and try to find something distinctive. Flip the guitar over and take a look at the same place on the back. Can you see the same thing? Good, solid wood. You can also take a look at where the sound hole is and look for layers of wood which wood indicate a laminate.
If all else fails, send me a picture.
Thanks for the great advice Nick!
Unfortunately it is not local, which makes it difficult since I can't examine it in person.
I'm fairly certain that it is a rosewood acoustic made about 15 years ago - the company went out of business.
Back then is was probably a mid-range guitar ($300 as a guess), but quality and price has changed over 2 decades!
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That's a tough one... but I would assert that 15 years old isn't really "old".
When in doubt, if you can't tell or don't know, pass.
As my momma always said, "it is better to be safe than sorry..."
-=- Steve
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