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I was first contacted by Kyle on February 21, 2019. This
FG-360 would be the 28th Taiwanese model that we know of and number 108
overall. Hello! My name is Kyle Castleberry and my grandfather owned a music store during the 50's through probably the mid-late 70's. We have always had an abundance of Gibson SJ-200s and Martin acoustics laying around, so I've never taken much notice of the other guitars until his passing left the rest of the family suddenly interested in everything of value. I have an interesting guitar here that has its share of issues, yet simultaneously appears to be made of high quality materials like rosewood and spruce, with binding everywhere; enclosed tuners...many of the hallmarks of a quality instrument. The label says Republic of China Made In Taiwan, and on the brace directly beneath the neck is an 8 digit # (50128413). This number appears to be in ink. The second number is 7 digits and appears to be stamped into the wooden block below the neck inside of the guitar. It is 065703 and then the last number appears to be a 3 but it could also be an 8 or a 2. It is not stamped completely so it's not exactly clear. You are welcome to contact me on my cell phone at (501) 520-7476 if you have any questions or info about this guitar, as my email may not be received due to junk filters, etc. I appreciate your time and help with this matter! I look forward to any additional information you may have about this guitar model as a whole or mine specifically via serial numbers. Have a great day! Sincerely, Kyle Castleberry A second email came from Kyle later the same day. Hello! It's Kyle Castleberry again. I'm not certain if this will send from the same email as we've corresponded through before, or if it will send at all for that matter, but this is the FG-360 in all it's splendor. Assuming this works, I'm happy to send any other photos of particular areas you may be interested in! Have a great day! Kyle P.S. My soul is happy today, as I know my grandparents would just be so thrilled to know that I am going to restring and play the 'old junk guitar' that I only have because no one in the rest of my family thought enough of it to try selling it. I just cannot describe to you the collection of vintage Gibson and Martin acoustic guitars that was sold in the year leading up to and years after my grandfather's passing. You can imagine I'm sure just from the fact that he owned a music store during the 50's-70's. At any rate, this is so neat to be thinking of restring this guitar. Which reminds me: I have included a photo of what has prevented me in the past. It is missing/has a broken part of the tuning peg. The part I have photographed is all that I have left. I believe the tuner on the guitar will need replaced entirely to correct the issue, as it appears to have broken inside of the tuner. I suspect you may be the perfect individual to ask about where I might find the most appropriate and possibly period correct replacement? Thank you greatly for your time sir. I just cannot describe how joyful this experience has been, and I haven't even tuned the guitar yet. Our thanks to Kyle for contacting us.
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