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- Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:39 pm
- Forum: Buy & Sell
- Topic: El Degas acoustic dreadnaught for sale
- Replies: 4
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El Degas acoustic dreadnaught for sale
I am selling my El Degas dreadnaught F218. It is a beautiful guitar in excellent condition. Someone on this forum suggested it might be made of an endangered mahogany that is rarely seen on guitars anymore. The original owner said he bought the guitar in 1977 and basically kept it under his bed for ...
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:45 am
- Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
- Topic: more - my first steel string guitar
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7647
Re: more - my first steel string guitar
Hi, sorry about that. I had posted a link in my first entry about my guitar. You can see pictures at
myguitarpictures.shutterfly.com It is an F218 Thanks for your comments.
myguitarpictures.shutterfly.com It is an F218 Thanks for your comments.
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:23 pm
- Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
- Topic: more - my first steel string guitar
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7647
more - my first steel string guitar
Ok, so I have had the E.D. for two weeks. I put 11s on it (maybe not light enough). It seems that the bulge in the belly that is lifting the action is maybe pulling the neck forward. I just noticed cracks along the glue joint at the heel of the neck. I immediately loosened the strings. Does anyone ...
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:30 pm
- Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
- Topic: my first steel string acoustic!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4879
Re: my first steel string acoustic!
thanks for the replies! The luthier said the neck was fine so the issue is the body swelling. Again, I will give it time to settle down before doing anything. In the meantime I was searching the web to try and get an idea of cost for flattening out the top (just in case) and came across a device ...
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:44 pm
- Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
- Topic: my first steel string acoustic!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4879
my first steel string acoustic!
Well i read all the raves here about el Degas so went ahead and got one off ebay. It turns out to be a lovely guitar. Solid spruce top and solid mahogany sides and back. I melt when I hear others play it (not so much when I play it yet!) and I am quite pleased. Except that it was apparently stored ...
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:28 pm
- Forum: El Degas Show & Tell
- Topic: my new F218!
- Replies: 2
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my new F218!
My first steel string acoustic! Reading all the raves here convinced me to go ahead with the el Degas. Go to myguitarpictures.shutterfly.com