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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

2772.0. "Hagstrom" by CECEHV::PAASEN_R (Rico from Easter to Xmas) Thu Jul 22 1993 13:18

Hi folks,

I've got an old guitar back home. It's a Hagstrom, but I don't know the type etc.

There is a serial number on the back of it.
Could it bew possible to identify it with that number? I want to tax it, and
maybe let it restored, iof its worth it.

I tried to call several people, but the factory now just makes cars....

I'll try to describe it:

- its painted in "flames" (black/red/yellow)
- 3 humbuckers, can be seperatly switched on/off
- on/off switch (!!!)
- tone/mute/top control


Does anyone know??

Richard van Paasen
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2772.1Need more infoSUBSYS::GODINFri Jul 23 1993 10:0515
    I'm guessing that it's a solid body "SG" type. It might also be helpfur
    to know what the pickups look like. Back in th elate '60's, they made
    guitars with pickups that had non-adjustable magnet poles that were
    right flush with the surface of the surrounding plastic. Later on they
    developed a line of guitars led by the Hagstrom "Swede" which was, I
    think, a Les Paul copy, but it may have been a semi hollow. The serial
    number may or may not relate to anything chronological, assumong you
    can even find someone who can cross reference it.
    
    >I want to tax it, and maybe let it restored, iof its worth it.
    ..... You're going to "tax" it ?????
    
    While you're at it, check to see if your modem is working ok ;-)
    
    Paul 
2772.2YepCECEHV::PAASEN_RRico from Easter to XmasFri Jul 23 1993 11:1826
    It's indeed a solid body, the pickups look like this:
    
    +------------------+
    | . .. .  . ..  .  |
    | o .o. o. o  o .o |
    |.  ..  . . .. ..  |
    +------------------+
    
    they're  metal, with tiny holes in it.
    
    
    With "tax" I mean that I'd like to know if it's worth to fix the guitar
    (the pickups are a bit resty, and it has some scratches)
    If the guitar is worth nothing, I'm not planning to spend money on it,
    although the guitar sounds good.
    
    
    Richard.
    
    
    
    
            
    
    
    
2772.3If it ain't broke.....SUBSYS::GODINFri Jul 23 1993 13:035
    If it "sounds good", why do want to "fix" it ?
    
    What kind of wood is it ?
    
    Paul