| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
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Hi folks, I've got an old guitar back home. It's a Hagstrom, but I don't know the type etc. There is a serial number on the back of it. Could it bew possible to identify it with that number? I want to tax it, and maybe let it restored, iof its worth it. I tried to call several people, but the factory now just makes cars.... I'll try to describe it: - its painted in "flames" (black/red/yellow) - 3 humbuckers, can be seperatly switched on/off - on/off switch (!!!) - tone/mute/top control Does anyone know?? Richard van Paasen
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| 2772.1 | Need more info | SUBSYS::GODIN | Fri Jul 23 1993 06:05 | 15 | |
I'm guessing that it's a solid body "SG" type. It might also be helpfur
to know what the pickups look like. Back in th elate '60's, they made
guitars with pickups that had non-adjustable magnet poles that were
right flush with the surface of the surrounding plastic. Later on they
developed a line of guitars led by the Hagstrom "Swede" which was, I
think, a Les Paul copy, but it may have been a semi hollow. The serial
number may or may not relate to anything chronological, assumong you
can even find someone who can cross reference it.
>I want to tax it, and maybe let it restored, iof its worth it.
..... You're going to "tax" it ?????
While you're at it, check to see if your modem is working ok ;-)
Paul
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| 2772.2 | Yep | CECEHV::PAASEN_R | Rico from Easter to Xmas | Fri Jul 23 1993 07:18 | 26 |
It's indeed a solid body, the pickups look like this:
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| o .o. o. o o .o |
|. .. . . .. .. |
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they're metal, with tiny holes in it.
With "tax" I mean that I'd like to know if it's worth to fix the guitar
(the pickups are a bit resty, and it has some scratches)
If the guitar is worth nothing, I'm not planning to spend money on it,
although the guitar sounds good.
Richard.
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| 2772.3 | If it ain't broke..... | SUBSYS::GODIN | Fri Jul 23 1993 09:03 | 5 | |
If it "sounds good", why do want to "fix" it ?
What kind of wood is it ?
Paul
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