MT-16 accoustic guitar
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:04 am
Hi folks,
I just purchased a C-80 classical guitar to go along with an MT-16 acoustic guitar ser #4090024, made in japan which I purchased new in about 1978-79 I think.
This poor guitar has had a hard life but it sounds better today than it did when I bought it....
1983 I left it leaning against an electric heater and it got so hot that it burnt through the finish on the back turning it white in a patch about 6" in diameter. It also softened the bridge which pulled apart and the actual front of the guitar bulged up around the bridge area. No doubt there were important pieces inside which were no longer attached properly. I didn't have the heart to throw it away. I took the strings off of it and stuck it in the basement in the corner with a 10 lb
barbell weight on it.
Then the junk accumulated and when we moved in 2004, I found it still sitting there with the weight on it.
It was perfectly flat and straight.
I put new strings on and it played great for a while until the the top started to bulge up again (6 mos.)
So I then removed the bridge and using some long clamps, glued up the loose bracing inside, remounted the bridge, and now it plays great.It has great sustain and a strong loud bass, the top notes are rich mellow sounding (probably because of the cedar top ,albeit only plywood). It has aged brutally , but it is happy now and is paying me back for not throwing it out 29 years ago, with may hours of great sound.
I just purchased a C-80 classical guitar to go along with an MT-16 acoustic guitar ser #4090024, made in japan which I purchased new in about 1978-79 I think.
This poor guitar has had a hard life but it sounds better today than it did when I bought it....
1983 I left it leaning against an electric heater and it got so hot that it burnt through the finish on the back turning it white in a patch about 6" in diameter. It also softened the bridge which pulled apart and the actual front of the guitar bulged up around the bridge area. No doubt there were important pieces inside which were no longer attached properly. I didn't have the heart to throw it away. I took the strings off of it and stuck it in the basement in the corner with a 10 lb
barbell weight on it.
Then the junk accumulated and when we moved in 2004, I found it still sitting there with the weight on it.
It was perfectly flat and straight.
I put new strings on and it played great for a while until the the top started to bulge up again (6 mos.)
So I then removed the bridge and using some long clamps, glued up the loose bracing inside, remounted the bridge, and now it plays great.It has great sustain and a strong loud bass, the top notes are rich mellow sounding (probably because of the cedar top ,albeit only plywood). It has aged brutally , but it is happy now and is paying me back for not throwing it out 29 years ago, with may hours of great sound.
