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    GSMN1's guess was very close then.
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    Not too surprised, as it has been said, there are people with that sort of money to spend !

    Another example around ten years back, I was in a guitar shop on the south coast of England in the process of buying a Martin acoustic when on admiring a genuine 1957 Fender Stratocaster (two tone like Buddy's) the shop proprietor took it off the wall and placed it in my mits... "Here have a play, be my guest" !
    Price was £53K !
    He also had a '62' at £34k and a '68' at £15k !

    Upon enquiring as to the pricing of these guitars, I got the self same reply....... "Oh my Clients are very wealthy people who think nothing of driving down here and spending that sort of money on rare guitars" !

    Bought the Martin after a 3 hour stay, left and drove back home musing on his comment !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
    GSMN1's guess was very close then.
    Yes, well played.

    I think mine was the furthest away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rickenbacker View Post
    Yes, well played.

    I think mine was the furthest away.
    I have a vested interest in this particular guns inflation. This is mine JW80.22 FAC #51 Last one ever made. Guesstimates on valuation?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nurek View Post
    Nice, but sorry to say it wasn't the last Whiscombe made, last one was a JW75Mk2....
    Last JW80! I stand corrected.
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    Incredible flame-type grain on that Whiscombe! Is the other side of the butt as good?

    My best stock is this Diana and it's quite different one one side and the other - not plain, just different.
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