aljams
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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.
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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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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