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ok, here's the latest address for the second one:
http://www.yamaha.com/apps/guitararc...hive2.asp?t=ac Re the first one, I wouldn't have a clue what they've done with it, sorry, but here is a copy of the relevant page:
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When the bridge needs shaved its too close to dead for me.
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He's right about that. In Tokyo - locally- there are a whole bunch of newer and some older FGs - in all price ranges from FG150ish up to 2000 - the latter would set you back half a car. But for the 180s- i've seen many refinished ones, probably done when the bridge was shaven off as well. So action/neck is often taken care of already - unless you buy unseen online - then its a different story...
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There are a lot of these things for sale where the bridge has already been shaved. Are those worth buying? When the bridge and saddle are maxed out, how much longer is it going to be before the neck angle gets bad enough that a neck reset is the only option?
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I've got a '74 Nippon Gakki FG-360, had it since new. Saddle is as low as it will go. Strings just aren't driving the top like they used too, with resulting changes in amplitude, and tonal balance. I'm resetting the neck this summer, come h*ll or high water. It's too nice of a guitar not to try.
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Theres a lot written about old Japanese guitars on the web but very little, if any, comes from the people who built them.
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I have three old Yamahas. An Fg-180 and FG-230 twelve string. They were good in their day but are wall art now, bad necks but no splits cracks or lifting bridges, really well built and sounded awsome. They were the answer to guys like me who couldnt afford the guilds my friends were playing. I also have anLL5-12 stringe built in 1985 with solid sitka spruce top, solid African mahogany (sapale) back and lam mahogany sides. It doesnt have much saddle left but when you get those twelve strings humming it really does sound great. Hope its got a few more years left, I keep it tuned down to D.
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As Steveyam has said here, most of the time a thoughtful set of steps can repair action issues short of a neck reset.
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The very earliest FG-180s had tan labels and "Reinforced Neck" truss rod covers, didn't they? And then the labels were red with the "Yamaha" covers, and then they switched back to tan?
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