Hi, I just purchased this 1981 Springy with original case, but the model sticker is long gone....
The pickguard is stamped A with E pickups.
The body has a few stamps which are: 10=3 and 10=4YS along with another Y stamp. Neck is stamped 10=4.
Body appears 2 piece with a centre join.
I'm not sure if it's nitro, but there are splits and shrinkage around some screws, and a lot of lacquer lines on the grain when held in the right light and a lot of fine cracking by the tuners on the face side - please see the pictures.
The neck seems like a C but could be a soft V ?
Any help or opinions would be appreciated I'm not a guitar expert by any means.
Thanks very much
Michael
The pickguard is stamped A with E pickups.
The body has a few stamps which are: 10=3 and 10=4YS along with another Y stamp. Neck is stamped 10=4.
Body appears 2 piece with a centre join.
I'm not sure if it's nitro, but there are splits and shrinkage around some screws, and a lot of lacquer lines on the grain when held in the right light and a lot of fine cracking by the tuners on the face side - please see the pictures.
The neck seems like a C but could be a soft V ?
Any help or opinions would be appreciated I'm not a guitar expert by any means.
Thanks very much
Michael
I can’t see any pics, but based on the description I think it’s a ST 60. The E pickups mean it’s St60 and above, the 2 piece body tell us it’s either 60 or 80, and the C neck tells me it’s not an 80. One sure way to know it’s not an 80 is to do an acetone check for nitro paint. Take a little acetone on a cotton bud/swab and rub it on the paint so where you don’t mind messing it up (under pickguard or so). If there is a reaction it’s nitro and you have a st80. If not; it’s an st 60.
