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Washburn D-34S 1997' Ret.(9.00) + a 0.00 SKB DeLux *composite-Case, Black type Velvet lined w/storage-box in Airport-Case *Included!,(will delete brass-peg's)*will reinstall factory end-peg's :) NOTE: "Rare/Bold-body/Wide-Type [1&7/8th.inch-wide spring-spacing at the *"inside-nut"=45.7mm-wide" ***that's narrowest part for the neck/fret-head/nut, at top-of-guitar, *1st. Fret *near tuning-keys] *Note: "Vaulter-neck" i.e. Voulter diamond-type support were 1pc. neck / head, meet under-neck And D34S started-live in 1993' ended-run 1998', *Note MFG.never re-issued, wide-neck version!!!... at/Washburn MFG. USA D34S body very-similar +***NOTE***see last 8th-photo of 2020' "Martin HD28V Guitar selling at 3.3K Scheckel's ", but doesn't have the wide-neck of D34S overall ppx. 2.0" = *50.8mm wider-neck & near slotted-head w/6 & 12 O'clock-high' tuning-keys i.e. Folk-/classic-style *** note: this: D34S started-life made right-handed, but due to MFG. e.g. minor-blem's + ? upside-down Washburn Stamp ***when viewing/ playing Left-Handed, WASHBURN-Stamp is right-side-up in Sound-hole) *NOTE: when purchased 1998' was marked as B-Stock* As this D34S, that was lost/misplaced somewhere at old Washburn MFG. warehouse till late 1998's were I purchased new from new Washburn MFG. at warehouse sales-Rep. who i'd had been calling him since 1993' when model #1st came out looking for Very, very - Rare D34S, w/wide-Folk neck w/classical e.g. 6/12 O'clock Deg.pos. + "Dlx. Die Cast Tuning-Machines" NOTE: Guitar Originally only #1 owner John3Fingers 1945'-2020'?', lol...an *always, repeat always stored* in summer 1998' BOUGHT-D34S & NEW Deluxe-SKB Airport, hard-shell-case,w/ "Planet Wave's-humidifier" when not-in-use* & was Org. purchased June 1998' (had to settle for 1997' B-stock D34S, as they stopped making 1997' D34S model Mid-year an soon in1998' had changed over to Left-Handed By Ernie Triumpfo Mineola, (also, I took a chance...ask Ernie T. to carefully remove-delete/take-off MFG/Org.Factory pick-guard, which he did successfully, w/o marring-top/face (which itself is really rare, i.e removal of pick-guard w/o any marring to top-deck!) ...Ernie T. in Mintola N.J. Owner/custom-Guitar, journeyman in New Jersey @ Ernie's Guitar Repair Shop ALSO-NOTE; In 3/13/03' had extra new black fret-dot's installed other side of neck-frets 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th has 2-dot's (as to see what fret your on when looking down at top of neck while playing left-handed an-in 8/18/06' installed New Two-Stage "L.R. Bagg's 5 new" appx.2000 IE: ( #1st pickup in bridge-saddle, #2nd. is goose-neck, mini-mic inside guitar-body & can be adjusted to suit sound desired for TURE ACCUSTIC SOUND* *I-Beam* "L.R. Bagg's Custom, Dual-pickup's w/EQ, + control for Vol/Bass/Treb. & Phase-cut & early 2000's installed New Fret's 1st., 2nd. & 3rd. Fret's via e.g. Ernie's Custom-Fret's AND for any other Questions email-> eBay P.S. Ernie had all custom installed L.R. BAGG'S 2-Stage-Pickup's repair's & upgrade's on Org. D34S w/ Shop-Tags from Ernie T. also: @3:PM, 3/17/15' talked w/Dave tech-dept. at Washburn International MFG. the Washburn D-34S & wide-neck was only made, from 1993' to 1997' an had very limited-production, run of wide-neck, type- D34S model were made, from 1993'-97', my D34S S/N #9705026 was made in 1997' Factory s/n 97= year-made 05=May & 026=26 is-day made? or run-number to that point in time?(not-know?), an only a handful/run D34S's were made 1993' / 1997' last D34S model-!!! NOTE: always has had sweet acoustic-sound, from the git-go! an now At 23+ years old aged super-nice, full,rich-sound,!!!...***ALSO: Note this/my D34S ***has No "Factory Pick-Guard"***, Truly-One of-A-Kind, w/pick-guard delete (an i will make-a-copy of WASHBURN MFG. FACTORY CATALOG showing all Models through D34S Guitar all came w/standard Washburn pick-guard of the Era (due to wide-neck/low-sales) AND IN 2002' (because of Bold sound of full Dreadnought reissued D34S "Augesta" w/new standard tune-keys standard/narrow-neck (losing it's wide-neck for Travis finger-picking ease? also: I have later 2002'catalog showing that newer D34S when back to narrow-neck * note that that I like original (1997') D34S wide-neck WAS, it's main selling-point!), yet kept same "Square Shouldered Dreadnought-Body, 18 Fret's" (similar to Martin HD28V, *see 8th.photo) compared to wide-neck Org. D34S Folk/Gospel/ Blue's model & maybe barter sell/trade for used L/H (semi-hollow, w/"F-hole" Fender-Telecaster OR ???, on-the-up-side on D34S the Slotted-head vertical tuner-keys, for faster tunning on the fly! w/easier 6 /12 O'clock vs. flat 9/3 O'clock flat-type like Martin HD28V/Gibson J15 (Tuning-keys side-ways, north-south vertical tuner-keys) also flexible on price NOTE: the D34S w/custom options/Pro-installed 2-stage pick-up w/pre-amp w/quick-release 9 volt-battery type in built-in EQ see photo "L.R. Bagg's/+custom left handed conversion , with "SKB Airport-case" (*D34S slowly aged, giving very mellow, yet bright-crisp sound...that one can only get from a carefully/slowly 23 years old seasoned guitar that is stored after use!!!) anyway I will again revise/lower price on guitar/case, June-July 2020' and will put back factory-type end-peg's on bridge , ALSO: will consider cash + trade (of another Electric Left-handed Guitar, like Fender Telecaster (or-similar) Tele w/F-hole semi-hollow body type (Left-handed*) *good-Electronics * good-Playnin'-condition!, (a-few small-ding's O-kay, reason am selling, am now 75yrs. need/have to play a narrow-profile/type *thinner-acoustic or semi-hollow body electric-body guitar, am getting into Acoustic/Electric-Blue's, an looking for a good brand-name electric cutaway/semi-hollow body type, w/thinner-body & straight & true neck, w/easy-action) awaiting OBO *******ALSO-NOTE: 5/18/2020' today I called my Old friend / Guitar PRO / Luthier / ERNIE TRIONFO / East Coast's Top Guitar-Tech & Repair, also; Ernie was one of Bruce Springsteen ("The Boss") NYC Studio-Musicians, anyway Only to find out Ernie Trionfo (64') passed December 30, 2019'...very sadden, Ernie a nice-guy, an Out-Standing Guitar Luthier-Tech!, also*****Note S&H USPS price is based 1 to 2-day shipping from New Jersey shipping to East-Coast Miami Florida & may be lower or higher, depending on how-far & how-fast shipped! NOTE: will think on any realistic-fair offer made now to:12/31/2020' ALSO: will redo best S&H i.e. for lowest shipping & handling USPS price, when i have your US state Zip-Code:)
