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A Banner Day

Inner harbour – Victoria BC – an actual international airport. Every plane is an Otter!
Braun watch – soon to have new innards! Thank goodness for interchangeable parts.
Yamaki dreadnought under repair. Betting this one is great! Solid cedar top, rosewood back and sides.

Yamaki guitars were well made, and many had solid tops. The bracing is a copy of a Martin D28, as is the body size. The scale is a bit shorter than Martin, 640mm vs 645mm. The interior bridge plate is rosewood, indicative of high quality. Cheap guitars have spruce. One thing I don’t like is the thick lacquer on the top. I might strip it off, which should improve the tone. A poor man’s D28 for about $50 after I buy tuners and strings.

A pair of JP-1’s. Both work perfectly, after a bit of TLC.

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