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  1. Wow...thanks, that link answered alot of questions for me. I love these particular guitars because they are cheap and still in fairly strong supply. I've bought and sold dozens of them and the really good ones are really pretty good. I have managed to hang on to several and now I'm going to try to find one of each FT-. Not all of them made sense to me the way they were marked......some have no serial number, many have only a model number and no "style" designation. I have one that doesn't say "Kalamazoo, Michigan" under "Epiphone, inc." on the lower right of the label. Still sorting all of this out.....thanks again
  2. Since that post I've found another blue marked "flat-top"....this one is a FT-147. Now I'm really curious, is there any order to how they named these old blue labels? Are all FT-145's "texan"s? I love buying these and would like to know more about any that would be considered "rarities". I know the "exellente" would be a handsome find, so what number will it be if I do find one? Any information at all would be helpful.
  3. I too have an FT-145 marked "texan"...and I have had several blues with no serial, only the model #. The "Caballero" FT-120's pop up quite often. I've had one marked "Bard" in a 6 and a 12....however, my daily player is an FT-155 marked "Flat-top". This one is the only one of these blue labels I've seen with such a pronounced curl in the back and sides. It's a brilliant piece of wood, and sounds unbelievable when bringing the thunder. I've never since seen one marked "Flat-Top" and wondered if anyone else had seen one?
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