Guest Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 First time I have ever seen a Sheraton acoustic...? Edit: The blue label says Epiphone Inc. Kalamazoo, Michigan then underneath in small letters Made in Japan sorry for any confusion....and it says a 1970's http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1970s-Epiphone-Jumbo-Acoustic-Sheraton_W0QQitemZ190367372258QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_Vintage_RL?hash=item2c52c793e2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpach10115 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Wow, that is nice. SVET's gotta see this. The bad part is that he is limiting the potential customers by not offering shipping. This guitar would be worth some decent money to a collector in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Flick Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 They say it was made in Kalamazoo in 1970' date=' first time I have ever seen a Sheraton acoustic...? [img']http://i.ebayimg.com/07/!BkJtdrwBWk~$(KGrHqEOKi8EslKtufkhBLWVe5C),!~~_12.JPG[/img] http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1970s-Epiphone-Jumbo-Acoustic-Sheraton_W0QQitemZ190367372258QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_Vintage_RL?hash=item2c52c793e2 I didn't know Kalamazoo was in Japan!!! First of all, they stopped making the USA Epiphones in Kalamazoo in 1969. Second, the label says Made in Japan. The confusion comes from the blue labels that says Epiphone Inc Kalamazoo Michigan. It's an FT-570BL: I think these were introduced around 1974. It's funny, I was just responding to something on the bass forum and I was mentioning that these 1970s models used names of the USA models that were nothing like them. This is the extreme example!!! BTW, congrats on your EbG Sherry. Nice!!! How about a Bigsby instead of a freaky-sator??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpach10115 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 It look's like the seller removed all references to Kalamazoo on his ad. And, yes, the last picture clearly says "Made in Japan". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Jerrymac wrote: BTW, congrats on your EbG Sherry. Nice!!! How about a Bigsby instead of a freaky-sator??? It has got to be a good set of minis and a freaky-sator.........:- Got my heart set on it. rpach10115 wrote: It look's like the seller removed all references to Kalamazoo on his ad. And, yes, the last picture clearly says "Made in Japan". Sorry for any confusion I could not make out the small Made in Japan first time I looked. I enlarged the image in photoshop could see it then....sorry for any confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strumbone Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Nice looking acoustic! I wonder how the maple back and sides sound compared to the typical rosewood dreadnought? I see they chose the usual spruce for the top. Wouldn't the maple body make it brighter in comparison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 First time I have ever seen a Sheraton acoustic...? Easy Joe, 4, uh...I mean 5 guitars are all you need - remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Nice looking acoustic! I wonder how the maple back and sides sound compared to the typical rosewood dreadnought? I see they chose the usual spruce for the top. Wouldn't the maple body make it brighter in comparison? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 Brianh wrote: Easy Joe, 4, uh...I mean 5 guitars are all you need - remember? My 3rd epi (I have 2 sherri's and a JP) may be my last Epi, I am very happy and content at the moment........I have always wanted a Firebird (but the decision for Lollar Firebirds in one of my Sherri's may have swung me toward an acoustic)......I am leaning toward my fifth and final guitar being another acoustic, a second Levin. I am on the lookout for a 1950's Levin Texas model 27 (the perfect partner for my 1959 Levin 335 archtop) I love the tone and perfect for delta blues and slide. video 1955 Levin Texas [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] I love my three epi's will make them all they can be, My 5th guitar (don't have room for more than five) will be a Levin Texas model 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelake07 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Our old pal Mr. Nelson posted some good info and photos of that model guitar: http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=7667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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