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I have this guitar that my Aunt gave me about 20 years ago. I am having a hard time finding out how old this guitar is. Or any info on it. Does anyone know anything about it.

Sorry, no luck in my search of any archives I have access to.

A lot of the more "current" (i.e. post 1980's) Aria model lines appear to have a secondary letter qualifier after the A (AC AK AE, etc) which identifies things like Classical, Korean and so on.
The F in the this model number might refer to "Full" as in full concert size, as opposed to a 3/4 scale??

My guess is that this is circa 1980, but that's only a guess.

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I think the F suffix designates it as a flamenco guitar. Is the back sycamore or some other light colored wood?
The decal on the headstock makes me think that it is a bit older than 1980.

"Flamenco" makes better sense. Thanks.

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Thanks guys, that is more than I was able to find.

Willbo nailed it with "Flamenco". This model is listed (but not illustrated) in this old dealer slick:

http://www.matsumoku.org/models/a-ap2_acou/class.html

The rubber stamp on top of the label (an inspection stamp?) is interesting. The name "Arai" is in the center. "Arai" was the original form of the "Aria" brand, Mr. Shiro Arai being the founder of the company. This suggests a fairly early date. Unfortunately the dealer slick isn't dated.