Brittney Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) I am attempting to help out legendary guitarist Jimmy Stewart's wife sell a guitar he owned and played. I've searched the internet everywhere to find one that looks like this so that I can list it for the appropriate price but can't seem to find anything. She said there was only supposed to be 50 of these exact ones made, however, they only got around to making 20 something so it is rare. Can anyone point me in the right direction or give me any kind of information on this? It would be greatly appreciated! Edited July 24, 2019 by Brittney grammar error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Beautiful guitar and a nice li'l doggie. This is a replica/copy/call it what you will, of Wes's famous L5 with the heart inlay which is shown on the back cover of his "Tequila" LP. Good condition L5s go for from - roughly - $5k to $8k and higher. This one is quite special though not that old. Valuation is difficult but Gruhn guitars will do an accurate appraisal for a fee - https://guitars.com/appraisals Or try contacting Archtop.com - same deal, you will get a good appraisal for a fee. https://www.archtop.com/ac_access.html#Appraisal Both these sites have experts in archtops who would be able to help you. Please note an appraisal for sale purposes usually differs from a valuation for insurance. Good luck! Edited July 24, 2019 by jdgm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v281 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Hi Brittney, Did you ever wind up getting an appraisal or listing the guitar for sale somewhere? Would be interested as I'm in the market for a L5-WesMo Cheers, v281 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittney Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 7:18 AM, v281 said: Hi Brittney, Did you ever wind up getting an appraisal or listing the guitar for sale somewhere? Would be interested as I'm in the market for a L5-WesMo Cheers, v281 Hello, I have not had it appraised. You can email me at brittneymasters.la (at) gmail (dot) com! Look forward to hearing from you. His wife has a great story to go along with this guitar if you care to know. Best, Brittney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittney Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 7/24/2019 at 4:26 PM, jdgm said: Beautiful guitar and a nice li'l doggie. This is a replica/copy/call it what you will, of Wes's famous L5 with the heart inlay which is shown on the back cover of his "Tequila" LP. Good condition L5s go for from - roughly - $5k to $8k and higher. This one is quite special though not that old. Valuation is difficult but Gruhn guitars will do an accurate appraisal for a fee - https://guitars.com/appraisals Or try contacting Archtop.com - same deal, you will get a good appraisal for a fee. https://www.archtop.com/ac_access.html#Appraisal Both these sites have experts in archtops who would be able to help you. Please note an appraisal for sale purposes usually differs from a valuation for insurance. Good luck! Thank you SO much for taking the time to write this out for me- really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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