Epiphone LT165 - Info Needed

[Russ Chastain]

Hello everyone, this is my first post here.

 

I have owned a number of Epi guitars, my favorite of which is Sophia, a Masterbilt AJ-500RE. My second fave acoustic is an AJ 18S VSB named Smoky.

 

Anyhow, I'm looking for some info on another Epiphone 6 string acoustic. Guessing it's from the 1970s. I don't have the guitar, but I have one photo and some info provided by the seller.

 

The seller says that the label says:

style- flat top

model LT165

Serial# 112860

 

I have searched the Web and this forum, and the only 165 I have found is the FT-165 12 string.

 

So - any info on the LT165? Solid top or laminated? Etc.

 

The seller said the label is hard to read, so he may not be providing the correct model number. I requested that he take a closer look; we'll see how that goes. Meanwhile, was there ever an Epiphone Model LT165 6 string?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Russ Chastain]

UPDATE: The seller took a closer look and now says it's an FT155.

 

Any info/insight on that model would be appreciated. Solid vs. laminated top/sides/back, etc.

 

Thanks!

[zombywoof]

An FT-155 came with a laminate ash body and solid spruce top. These were made for just a few years in Japan in the early 1970s. It has a set neck though which beats the heck out of the bolt-on neck MIJ Epis.

[Russ Chastain]

An FT-155 came with a laminate ash body and solid spruce top. These were made for just a few years in Japan in the early 1970s. It has a set neck though which beats the heck out of the bolt-on neck MIJ Epis.

 

Thanks much. May I ask your source?

 

Anyone else have an opinion?