[HarmonicaJim]

Hi everyone! For my first post here, I'm begging you some help ;-)

I bought an old guitar a couple weeks ago while I was doing a trip in the US (I'm Canadian). The seller told me it was made in the seventies (late I guess). There is no brand name on the guitar only a model number (G 235). Doing an Internet search it led my to a Yamaha Classical guitar, but as you can see on the picture, it doen't really make sense. It's a cheap guitar, made in japan and I didn't paid that much for. Since the strings are a bit high, I use it only for slide.

So here are some pictures :



Thank you!!

[dadfad]

First, welcome to GTU.

Are those fret-marker blocks painted on or "mother-of-toilet-seat" (as the material is lovingly called!). In all likelihood it's an oriental guitar, possibly a Kay or a Harmony. There were also a lot of less well-known names but were virtually identical to the Kay or Harmony because they were made by the same manufacturer and then sold to other companies generically who used their own stencil or decal logo. I can't tell from the pic, but if the saddle has height-adjuster knobs, it makes it slightly more possible that it's an Aria. (Again, sort of a generic but Aria often requested they have adjusters (which isn't that common on a non-archtop acoustic) as well as a "zero-fret" (tiny fret-space between the nut and the first true fret).

Look inside and you might find more information like a sticker or even hand-written piece of information on the neck-block or end/tail block.

[HarmonicaJim]

Thank you for your information dadfad!

The fret-marker blocks are made of "mother-of-toilet-seat" or something else but it's definetly not painted on the fret board. I can also tell you that the saddle has height-adjuster knobs but no "zero-fret". I've also looked inside and found nothing but fur balls and dry weed! (I guess I've found a real country guitar) ;-) By looking at the head of the guitar, I can see that it probably ever sported a decal logo of a shape like this, according to the glue mark :

______
\ ......../
.\ ___/

So does it still point to an Aria model?

[Zaphod-B]

The only thing I found online was this auction

http://cgi.cafr.ebay...3QQcmdZViewItem

The only other things I could find related to that Yamaha you mentioned.

I'm sure someone here will know something

[HarmonicaJim]

The only thing I found online was this auction

http://cgi.cafr.ebay...3QQcmdZViewItem

The only other things I could find related to that Yamaha you mentioned.

I'm sure someone here will know something

Thank you Zaphod-B! The guitar you've found looks like mine when I bought her, all dusty and lovely worn out!!

[dadfad]

That does look just like Jim's picture. I think you've found it, Zaphod.