1954 Combo 800 Guitar with Non-Wave Headstock

[8mileshigh]

You could always have one made? Or maybe plug one of those holes? Or put in a dummy switch? Amazing to think that my '54 is only 6 numbers different and has all the standard features. Yours is certainly the coolest!

[syberslack]

Well hopefully it will be restored to look like your cool guitars. Yours are all shiny. There is already a plug made for it. Its wired like a 600, I have the schematics somewhere....

[syberslack]

This is besides the point, but when this guitar is completely restored, with a new refinish. I wonder how much this is worth being rare and all with square headstock and all original parts. I know the blue books say starting at 1900 dollars but are they referring to the "wave" headstock ones? I only ask this for the friend I am restoring this for. thanks.

[8mileshigh]

This is besides the point, but when this guitar is completely restored, with a new refinish. I wonder how much this is worth being rare and all with square headstock and all original parts. I know the blue books say starting at 1900 dollars but are they referring to the "wave" headstock ones? I only ask this for the friend I am restoring this for. thanks.

I think this is a complex question Rob. For me it would depend on how it was re-finished. It is a collectors' instrument. I think we'd all agree that it's only going to appeal to a very limited market. To my mind, the re-fin needs to be sympathetic to a vintage instrument to attain it's maximum value. So maybe a natural finish, or transluscent blonde or possibly even white? I guess we could suggest pink as well, but that might limit things even further? Certainly first of all Rob, I'd recommend a full assembly. See how it plays/sounds. It could still be a complete train wreck afterall? Then some really deatiled high quality pics.

I think there are going to be HUGE differences in its percieved worth. The Bluebook values are always way off in my experience. I would put 3 values on it. As it stands at the moment....... $2,500 - $3,000? After a sympathetic re-fin $4,000 - $5,000 but possibly a lot higher. Lastly, as an extremely early historic example $10,000 +

Everything considered, re-finished to a high standard, in the current climate etc. etc. $5,000 - $7,000 YMMV