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boalberg
 Post subject: guitar mystery !
PostPosted: Fri 11 May 2018 03:47 AM 
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Hi

I recently picked up the attached guitar....

It looked like a mystery - and seem to be true, as I cannot find anything taht helps me identfy it properly...Pretty sure it is some form of an Aria 2 :roll:

If anyone in here can help me I would be very happy

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 Post subject: Re: guitar mystery !
PostPosted: Fri 11 May 2018 07:25 AM 
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That has something of a Washburn Wing series vibe about it....

http://www.matsumoku.org/models/washburn/wing/wing.html

... but I don't think it is.
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I believe its a (top only?) refinished '79 YS300. http://matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/ys/ys.html

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* Ding * ding * ding *
I think we have a weiner, er, winner!

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boalberg
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PostPosted: Sat 12 May 2018 05:26 AM 
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Thx. A lot.....

Any clue to what the "hand stsmped" number on the back plate could be....?

Could the guitar be some kind of a prototype ?

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boalberg wrote:
...Any clue to what the "hand stsmped" number on the back plate could be....?
Could the guitar be some kind of a prototype ?

Not a prototype.
Most likely something like a Social Security/Insurance Number, or some other form of personal identification.

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Not a prototype. The stamped neck plate indicates production model. Possibly refinished some time in it's past. The hand etched numbers are probably as suggested, personal identification.
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Yes...the personal info is most likely right.....matches pretty well with a Danish social security number...(why did I not see that first time around :roll: )...
Anyway, took the thing apart and all electronics++ seems to be untouched and original :)

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Did you get a look at the underside of the pickups? Just curious what markings are on them.
I would suspect those would be MMK45?

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Yea...MMK45 IT is

And stamped onto the wood in the pick up cavity it says 27-007

All original (old) wires switches and knobs :)

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