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The name on the headstock is Emperador, yet another name that is new to me and is quite likely a brandname for a particularly retailer. My feeling is that it is Japanese in origin, although it is conceivable that it may be European.
If anyone has any more info on this instrument please let us know in the usual way!
Thanks to DeeCee who found this guitar for sale here, priced at €800.
G L Wilson
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2 comments:
Have you found any info on this guitar?
Probably Matsumoku-made. The bell-shaped plate under the selector switch is very common on '60s Matsumoku-made instruments like Univoxes, Arias, Conrads, and so on. The bridge looks to be a replacement and so are the pickups, I'm guessing. If the neck plate says "STEEL ADJUSTABLE NECK" or something like that, it is probably a Matsumoku product. Don't think that's the original tailpiece either, which is probably a blessing. The Matsumoku faux-Bigsby trems of the '60s and early-mid '70s weren't so hot...
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