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can anyone identify the year and value of my steel?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:17 pm
by danhuckabee
can anyone identify the year and value of my steel? it has 3 legs and a case. it is wood body.
Re: can anyone identify the year and value of my steel?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:57 pm
by libratune
My guess is that it's a model 100 from the '60s.
Is there a serial no. stamped on the jackplate? If so, that will enable precise dating.
Here's one like yours that sold as part of a set with a vintage amp:
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... lebrity%3D
I would say value of yours is $350 - $450 or so.
Re: can anyone identify the year and value of my steel?
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:06 pm
by danhuckabee
thanks ron
the serial number is: ek558
Re: can anyone identify the year and value of my steel?
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:46 am
by rshatz
ek558 = 11/65 I think.
Re: can anyone identify the year and value of my steel?
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:40 pm
by libratune
rshatz wrote:ek558 = 11/65 I think.
That's right -- November 1965.
Re: can anyone identify the year and value of my steel?
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:07 pm
by rshatz
The "value" of anything is only worth what someone is willing to pay.
There is currently an identical instrument on Ebay for a starting bid of $595.
I don't think any knowledgeable buyer would pay quite that much.
Yours looks to be in nice shape.
However, the Model 100 series is not considered very collectible, but it is a good sounding player.
$350-$450 seems right.
I have one just like that.
I hope our estimate is wrong.
Re: can anyone identify the year and value of my steel?
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:25 am
by opticnerve
rshatz wrote:There is currently an identical instrument on Ebay for a starting bid of $595.
It's identical all right...it's the very same one being discussed here!