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I have acquired the above classical guitar with hard shell case. I believe it dates from the late 60's or early 70's. Can anyone help me with some more information such as old catalog sheets, quality information or reviews as compared to other models, date of manufacture and possible worth. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the boards, kjones5247.

I've never seen an Aria classical with that high a model number before.

Scroll down the page to the "A554" thread to read a little bit about classical guitar construction & grading.

If you can post pictures (as high-res as possible without getting crazy) & describe the construction (as to whether the sides & back are solid or laminated, etc.), we'll try to help out as best as we can.

My guess is that--if this guitar stayed consistent with other Aria model numbers & is from the time period you estimate--you have an all-solid wood classical that should be a well-made instrument. If you aren't able to post pics, please describe the guitar in as much detail as you can (tuners, how ornate the guitar is, binding/perfling materials, etc.: By any chance is this guitar bound in abalone?)