Thursday, June 4, 2009

The 1970's Hagstrom Swede







Designed by renowned luthier D'aquesto Van Ghent. All original. Missing small plastic cover plate on back. No damage, no modifications, very lightly played. Very little wear. Excellent finish. Has hard shell case in good condition. Plays and feels very nice. One of the back plates is missing, but the guitar appears otherwise to be in fine condition. It conforms to the typical specifications of the model, with mahogany neck and body, block pearloid fingerboard inlays, Hagstrom and fleur-de-lis peghead inlays, two humbucking pickups, Hagstrom tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, chrome-plated metal hardware, black tone and volume knobs, white binding on the top edge of the body as well as the neck, black laminated pickguard, and original hard case. This instrument features cherry red finish. Natural finish, black finish, and white finish were also available as options. Current market value: $850 (eight hundred fifty dollars).