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Pawnshop bargain for 30 USD What can it be. There are no bargains in pawnshops these days

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(@hillbilly_joe)
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I just couldn't pass up this buy. A 1980 Tokai, Japanese made CE-180 "Cat's Eye" model acoustic guitar that is in really good shape.

I was going to lower the height of the strings a bit, but changed my mind after putting on new strings.  Here are some pictures of cleaning and changing the strings.  I put the sales receipt on the guitar because I really don't think anyone would believe me.

I'll do some recordings using it soon.

I also got a new Fender acoustical guitar strap for about 9 bucks and that too sure is a bargain.

14 guitar strap fender
13 price guitar strap
12 pic of guitar finished
11 price tag w picks
10 strings
9 back side
8 tail end
7 model number
6 gibson polish
4 strings coming off
3 string height
2 full shot of guitar with tools
1 head stock
1 getting ready
 
Posted : November 24, 2018 17:32
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Congrats, looking forward to hearing it!

 
Posted : November 25, 2018 23:20
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Gotta play some Cat Steven's on that beauty.  Congrats on New Gear Day!

 
Posted : November 26, 2018 06:14
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Posted by: robert

Congrats, looking forward to hearing it!

Thanks Robert

I'm not sure if the computer mic can pickup any sound. I have reaper and maybe it won't pickup sound, don't know but I most want to record something.  Yes, I put 8's on it.  Some say I'll loose much of the tone, well, maybe so. But I want to buy a pickup for it. Maybe a Dean Markley  woody.

 
Posted : November 26, 2018 18:08
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Posted by: Clayton

Gotta play some Cat Steven's on that beauty.  Congrats on New Gear Day!

Thanks Clayton

The strings height is a bit high, but putting lighter strings on it helped out a lot.  It truly is a fine guitar. 38 years old and not even a scratch on the surface. The neck is not bowed either.  For 30 bucks, I had to buy it.  Also I didn't have an acoustical guitar so now I have one.  Had one some years ago, but it ended up in the pawnshop. lol    actually I wasn't laughing at the time.

 
Posted : November 26, 2018 18:11
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