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I've been looking for an old(and cheap) acoustic for a while now and I've noticed that Silvertone acoustics from the 50's and 60's are going insanely cheap. I was just curious if any of you knew about their quality? I can't see them being so cheap if they were any good, but I'm curious just in case.
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Old Silvertone Acoustics
I've been looking for an old(and cheap) acoustic for a while now and I've noticed that Silvertone acoustics from the 50's and 60's are going insanely cheap. I was just curious if any of you knew about their quality? I can't see them being so cheap if they were any good, but I'm curious just in case. -
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Theyre cheap because they are crap. There are tons of beginner acoustics out there that lay waste to those god aweful old things..........Comment
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Re: Old Silvertone Acoustics
Theyre cheap because they are crap. There are tons of beginner acoustics out there that lay waste to those god aweful old things..........Comment
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Re: Old Silvertone Acoustics
The 1950's and 60's guitars are usually made by Harmony, but Kay made a few as well. They are okay guitars if you are lucky enough to find one that doesn't need a neck set and or straightening of the neck and planing of the fretboard. I strongly recommend that you do not buy one online as 19 out of 20 of these guitars need major work to play right. Common ailments are need of a neck set, planing of fretboards that have developed humps, bridges pulling up, sinking of tops, 'bellying' around the bridge (the top pulls up at the bridge, extremely expensive to fix), and warped necks. Once in a great while a clean, nice playing, and no problems model will suface, but even then they don't have a Gibson or Martin voice. There is a reason why they are cheap, so just keep that in mind. If I were you, I would think about an alternative, like 1970's and 1980's Yamaha's. Those are built better and you can often find one that sounds really good.Comment
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Re: Old Silvertone Acoustics
The 1950's and 60's guitars are usually made by Harmony, but Kay made a few as well. They are okay guitars if you are lucky enough to find one that doesn't need a neck set and or straightening of the neck and planing of the fretboard. I strongly recommend that you do not buy one online as 19 out of 20 of these guitars need major work to play right. Common ailments are need of a neck set, planing of fretboards that have developed humps, bridges pulling up, sinking of tops, 'bellying' around the bridge (the top pulls up at the bridge, extremely expensive to fix), and warped necks. Once in a great while a clean, nice playing, and no problems model will suface, but even then they don't have a Gibson or Martin voice. There is a reason why they are cheap, so just keep that in mind. If I were you, I would think about an alternative, like 1970's and 1980's Yamaha's. Those are built better and you can often find one that sounds really good.Comment
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Re: Old Silvertone Acoustics
Alright thanks, any other recomendations for cheaper acoustics? I'm kind of looking for something that has already been worn in a bit, so something earlier than the mid-90's is preferred.Comment
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Re: Old Silvertone Acoustics
Alright thanks, any other recomendations for cheaper acoustics? I'm kind of looking for something that has already been worn in a bit, so something earlier than the mid-90's is preferred.Comment
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