1978 F 400 12 string Takamine and a 1977 F 360 S Takamine antique guitars, both left handed

By gothicaguy123, 27 December, 2010

Description

F360S

Dreadnought Series Acoustic

Body Shape:
Dreadnought

Rosette:
Padauk & Jakaranda

Top:
Solid Spruce

Inlays:
MOP Dots

Back:
Rosewood

Sides:
Rosewood

Fingerboard:
Rosewood

Electronics:
None

Tuners:
Chrome Plated

Features:

F400

12-String Dreadnought

Body Shape:
Dreadnought

Rosette:

Top:
Laminated Spruce

Inlays:
Dots

Back:
Rosewood

Sides:
Rosewood

Fingerboard:
Rosewood

Electronics:
None

Tuners:
Gold Plated

Features:

Category

Music and Music Instruments

Medium

Rosewood and Spruce

Distinguishing marks

Takamine wood burnings and original serial number stickers inside chamber of guitar

Condition

Mint

Size and dimensions of this item

Dreadnaught full body guitars

Date Period

1978 and 1977

History

Takamine broke away from Martin guitar maker in 1962, in 1978 there was a big lawsuit about where the wood came from for the guitars, either from Japan or from America. The 12 string is the F 400 model that the lawsuit was about. The 6 string is from 1977 and was made in japan, and has the wood burning marker that distinguishes it as having been made in japan. The Takamine American contact company said that being left handed makes them fairly rare, and they have the LH wood burning that distinguishes them as having originally been made left handed.

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Re: 1978 F 400 12 string Takamine and a 1977 F 360 S Takamine...

Probably $300-400 each, depending on condition. The model numbers with suffix S, meaning solid top (not laminate) tend to be more sought and relatively valuable. EBay lists guitars that have sold recently in this range.