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Yamaha CPX-15S (Compass South) "The South Seas"

Palm Tree and Dolphin Inlays from the Yamaha Custom Shop

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Yamaha CPX-15E (Compass East) "The Egyptian"

The Eye of RA Inlays  from the Yamaha Custom Shop

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1968 Yamaha Red Label "Nippon Gakki" FG-140

Yamaha Guitar Custom Shop "Lawsuit" copy of the Best America made

1968 Yamaha Red Label "Nippon Gakki" FG-140 - neck and top headstock marking

Yamaha name - open tuners with plastic knobs

1968 Yamaha Red Label "Nippon Gakki" FG-140 - neck and back

1968 Yamaha Red Label "Nippon Gakki" FG-140 - export - top headstock marking - Yamaha name

Year(s) Sold: 1968-1972 
Original MSRP (US$): $365.00 
Top: Spruce 
Back / Sides: Rosewood 
Neck: Mahogany 
Fingerboard: Rosewood 
Bridge: Rosewood 
Color(s): Natural 
Tuners: Chrome - open back with plastic knobs

Nut: Plastic - most wear out and are replaced with bone
Notes: Adjustable Bridge - bone

1968 Yamaha Red Label "Nippon Gakki" FG-140 - in country - top headstock marking - Yamaha symbol

Many were brought back from Japan by soldiers during the Vietnam War

"Yamaha was producing guitars in Nippon Gakki for years before their first "red label" exports. These are older, rarer, and built with the same quality craftsmanship of the red labels. Similarly, there are models produced in that time span, that were never exported. The FG-240 immediately comes to mind.

Yamaha started making guitars in 1941 in Hamamatsu, Japan - interrupted by WWII - then began in earnest in 1946. Originally part of the Piano R&D Division, they were given a dedicated space, known as the Yamaha Guitar Custom Shop - which is still in existence today. The early craftsmen had great woodworking skills, but knew little of the art of guitar making. They would for the next 50+ years learn from Spain's top Luthier's, who would travel to the Shop to teach them. They also learned a lot from US repair shops and have always been eager to learn from actual customers what they wanted, liked or disliked in their instruments

1966-1972
Red Labels - First Export Models - Wide Head - African Mahogany Necks:

6 String Jumbo - Dreadnoughts
FG-140
FG-180 (First Export Released)
FG-300

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Ovation Custom Balladeer
Model 1860

6 String Acoustic / Electric
Body Type: Super-shallow C/A
Top: Solid Spruce
Bracing: Ovation
Scale Length: 25 1/4"
Fretboard: Rosewood
Fret Inlay: 12th Fret Diamonds
Bridge: Walnut
Rosette:
Pickup: Piezoelectric
Nutwidth: 1 11/16"
Machines: Nickel Schallers

http://www.ovationguitars.com/?fa=series&sid=349

Case

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1968 Hagstrom II Electric Solid-body - Re-painted White with factory "Kings Crown" thin neck

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1980's Peavey Telecaster

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Yamaha G-10 String Driven Midi Controller (Guitar Style)

and G-10C Guitar Midi Converter

Yamaha G-10 String Driven Midi Controller (Guitar Style)

http://www.synthony.com/vintage/g10g10c.html

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