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Attn: John Simmons (Leftybass)

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John, a(nother) question about lefty 4001CSs.
While going thru the archives I found a thread I started, asking if anyone knew how many left-handed 4001CSs were made. Your reply:

"I had the first one made(March 1992), now in the hands of another happy home..it was #383/1000."

Now, my question is; Since this post in 2002, do you still believe #383 was the first lefty CS built?
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Ronn: No, actually...I have found out more since then. There were possibly 2 or three before mine, I think there was one in the low 100's IIRC. I ordered mine from Jim Rhoads in the fall of '91. It was fairly early in the run, but some fell before mine did.
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Thanks man.
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Y'know Ronn, I may have typed the certificate number wrong as well, LOL...I'm thinking mine was 292, but 383 may be right as well. It's been a while since I've had it..
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Mine's #271. Nov.1st,1991.
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Well, yours was definitely earlier than mine, for I picked mine up in late March '92 IIRC...If yours is 271, then 383 is probably right for mine.
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Post by ilan »

#808 is also a lefty... now on eBay.
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