Epiphone Classic EC 100

[EC100Owner]

I have an old Epiphone Classic EC 100. (From the 60's I believe) The serial number on the blue label inside states STYLE EC100, EPIPHONE Guitar, No. 982169. It also states the company as EPIPHONE, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan. Can anyone tell me the value of this guitar or direct me to a website or business that could provide that information? Also, it does not state where it was manufactured but the label states "UNION MADE". Would this mean it was made in the USA instead of Japan? Thanks, any help would be appreciated.

 

[Ship of fools]

The EC-100 was american made at the Kalamazoo plant in Michigan it was made between 61-70, yours was made around 1968 and was part of Gibsons Seville line.

It should have a solid spruce top, mahogany back/sides with the tortoise body binding and should measure 25.5 scale, they also (earlier then yours ) had an electric version of these during the 61-63 they had a ceramic pick-up and were called Seville Electric. They average around 300-350 in average shape ones in excellent shape could garner as much as 500-575.00

The New York model of the Seville of course is a whole other animal and highly sought after, but yours in itself is a pretty nice playing instrument and depends on the folks who know about them can sometimes generate a bit of buzz for one in great shape.Ship

[TommyK]

http://www.guitardaterproject.org/ doesn't recognize the serial number. But that doesn't mean it isn't legit. It just means this model hasn't been added to their database by a user. Given the less common classics out there, it isn't surprising.

 

"Union Made" on the Epiphone blue label means is was made in Kalamazoo, MI, Prior to 1971 when the then owners of Gibson, Norlin, moved Epiphone production to Japan.

 

The EC100 is a classical guitar which should be strung with nylon.

 

This 1964 catalog page shows Epiphone had a brace of models that places the EC100 in about the middle of the product line.

 

http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/epiphone64p8.php

 

It was also given a model name of "Seville".

 

If you lurk around the above site you will see that the EC100 seems to have been the main stay of their classical line. The Seville, EC100 was the only classical offering in the 1961 catalog. By '62 Epiphone had three models. The differences were probably bling level and sound board woods. Usually, classics sound boards (tops) are either made of spruce or mahogany. Compare the pictures on the catalog pages with your guitar. Different model years, on some models of Epiphones, differed in details. You might be able to zero in on a more specific year.

 

At one point, the EC100 was offered with an electric pickup option.

[Ship of fools]

Hey TommyK here is a catalogue listing for 1966 the 68 catalogue is not available anymore as it was the time of the switch and I have a list of appproximate listings for the dates so his listing is around the 1968 year.

http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/epiphone66p10.php

and here is the later models that they started to make in Japan.

http://www.matsumoku.org/models/epiphone/catalogs/1974/pg6.html

And as you can see they switched over to Cedar tops in their classical line.Ship

[mrsking0525]

I have an EC-100 that says "made in Indonesia" on the inside sticker... Serial # 170615 what can you tell me about that?