Gretsch Guitars

Orville MIJ Les Paul Standard Cherry Sunburst

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Guitar Condition / Imperfections

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Excellent condition!! All
electrics are working fine with original PU

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String height: 1.5mm Low E,
1.2mm High E (Low action)

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Frets are 75%-80% crowned and polished
for you

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Clean top has a few dents and
scratches but over all in excellent condition

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Side and back has some paint
chips on the edge and dents but structurally sound

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Chrome wears have some tarnish
but it looks good as in aged guitar

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Some of Kluson type tuners’ shafts
are bent a little but working in excellent condition and promising stable
tuning

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Pick up covers are missing

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Paint chip on the corner of head
stock

The
selling price includes the guitar and labour (cleaning, set up etc…).

Specs / History

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Made
in Japan by Terada Gakki, Nagoya who makes high end
Gretsch Guitars now and used to make Orville and Orville by Gibson or Morris high-end
folk guitars. http://www.gretschguitars.com/terada/

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Solid
maple top is in very good condition, as is Solid mahogany back

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Mahogany
neck is slim to medium profile, 314m/m scale

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Set
neck

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Controls
are 2 vol, 2 tone, 3 pos switch

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Rosewood
fret board is straight and in excellent condition, you can still turn the rod
either way

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weight
is 4.3kg

Testimonial

I have had
great, American made solid-wood guitars worth over $2,000 that are no
better--and in some cases, not nearly as good--as a 1980 laminated Suzuki Three
S I recently bought from Dan for less than a fifth of what I would consider its
real acoustic value.  He really knows his way around the gold
mine of 1970s Japanese guitars--in my opinion, THE best values in steel string guitars today.

The reason people think laminated guitars are inferior is
because the worst guitars made are laminated--that's true.  What they
don't realize is that some of the best (and costliest) are as well:  Greg
Smallman's guitars are the most expensive new guitars being made today (50K)
and Ramirez has been laminating all their guitars since the 1960s.  There
are, in fact, some advantages to lamination, if done the way the Japanese
mastered it in the 1970s.

The advantage to laminating a body is in the
sides.  Two sides are stronger than one, and a guitar with stronger ribs
allows for a lighter, more freely vibrating top.  Likewise, if the top is
laminated of two thin planes, you can produce not only a stronger (and much
more durable) instrument but one that, if done just right, can capture the
qualities of a good solid top. 

 --Vic Varney, New
York www.vicvarney.com 

Guarantee

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The guitar is cleaned, set up
with a new set of strings (010-046)

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String height: High E: 1.2mm,
Low E: 1.5mm

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No buzzing and dead points and
you can play as is

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If you were using for recording
or professional use I would recommend you to take a fine readjustment to suit
your play style

Shipping by EMS
(Express Mail Service)

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UK/EUR: $170AUD

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USA/CANADA/AUSTRALIA: $150AUD

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All other areas please make an
inquiry

Philosophy

I have a number of return customers who are
collectors or professional musicians, they recognize that vintage MIJ Acoustic
Guitar are on average far better value than today's brand new guitars. There
are others who buy from curiosity or are buying based on reviews from sites
like Harmony
Central.

For
1st time purchasers of a MIJ guitar it is only
after purchasing and playing one of my vintage guitars such as Yamaha, Tokai,
Terada, Morris and Suzuki that they appreciate the fine quality and sound. In
many cases the build quality and sound of the models that I offer is far
superior to that offered by new modern high-end solid wood models. Typical of
the feedback associated with these guitars on Harmony Central is that they give
'a beautiful warm full sound when strummed, clear and bright when picked', and
'very easy and a pleasure to play’.

 The Vintage Japanese guitars 'MIJ'
that I offer are:

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Selected as being
representative of the best of their period, they are high quality craftsman
built instruments and display a high degree of hand finishing.

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Selected because they provide
good Resonance and Balanced sound, in some case better than modern solid wood
guitars. Dependant on manufacture they vary between sweet, vibrant or strong
and rich tones.

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Selected because they are
manufactured using very a high grade of materials and the construction shows a
high degree of craftsmanship. Standard models make use of very high-grade
laminates while up market models use presentation grade solid seasoned woods in
their construction.

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I personally examine and
carefully clean, polish and set up each guitar and I ensure that they are
properly packaged so that they arrive safely.

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Please review my feedback and
the testimonials provided by happy and satisfied customers who now enjoy
vintage MIJ guitars.

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I am confident that you will
also be happy to have this vintage Greco Electric Guitar.

Packaging

Guitars are wrapped with a few layers of
bubble sheets and securely packed in a dedicated guitar carton with warning
stickers outside

Extra costs

Customers are responsible for all applicable
taxes, customs and duties associated with importing the item(s); this is in
addition to the shipping and handling charge

Negative or Zero feedback bidders

Please contact me first or your bid will be
withdrawn

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