eldegas mt-3

[silvertonebetty]

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here is my 1970s made in korea el degas mt 3 any pone have any info

[charles]

Hi there, thanks for sharing - yours would have been made either very late 70s or perhaps the early 80s.
MT- models are copies of Martin acoustics.

[silvertonebetty]

lait 70 korean factory burnt in 78-79

[charles]

korean factory burnt in 78-79

That's an urban myth.

The "factory burnt down" story likely refers to the story of fire/earthquake closing the Matsumoku factory in Japan - a story itself that is often touted to be an urban myth.

[silvertonebetty]

ya but it also has 70ss tunning heads

[charles]

I'm not disputing the 1970's timeframe - you are most likely correct there.

[Barry]

korean factory burnt in 78-79

That's an urban myth.
The "factory burnt down" story likely refers to the story of fire/earthquake closing the Matsumoku factory in Japan - a story itself that is often touted to be an urban myth.

+1
Matsumoku may have created some of the el Degas solid body models but not likely the acoustics (although they did market some under the Westone label). Matsumoku was owned by The Singer Co. (yes, the sewing machine folks). It simply went bankrupt through foreign mis-management in early 1987. No fire. No earthquake.

Head over to http://www.westoneguitars.net and read the History section for more information. Westone was Matsumoku's "house brand". Also check the Acoustics pictures in the Guitars section.