Today is Feb 26 2023 and there’s a slightly darker one on ebay for $884.00 including shipping. I can’t afford that but I did pick up a Lyle C-650 cedar? and rosewood for $20 from a guy who said he knew nothing about it. I replaced 3 tuner nuts, fixed a loose tone bar with some home made hide glue and put on some nylon strings. It may not be expensive but it sounds like it and it’s beautiful.
Glad ya found one. I inherited my dads 5102T, he found it in a pawn shop about 1981, same color, when I got it it had a dead pickup so I took it to a luthier and had him fix it and set it up, that cost more than the guitar was worth but to me it was a non issue. The case I have is older and/or cheaper than the one you have, yet I have no idea if its original.
Today is Feb 26 2023 and there’s a slightly darker one on ebay for $884.00 including shipping.
I can’t afford that but I did pick up a Lyle C-650 cedar? and rosewood for $20 from a guy who said he knew nothing about it.
I replaced 3 tuner nuts, fixed a loose tone bar with some home made hide glue and put on some nylon strings.
It may not be expensive but it sounds like it and it’s beautiful.
Wow. ..looks like it came in the original case too.
Glad ya found one. I inherited my dads 5102T, he found it in a pawn shop about 1981, same color, when I got it it had a dead pickup so I took it to a luthier and had him fix it and set it up, that cost more than the guitar was worth but to me it was a non issue. The case I have is older and/or cheaper than the one you have, yet I have no idea if its original.
How cool. That was my second guitar, exactly the same as this one.
..what did you end up paying for it after all was said and done with shipping and all?
I have this guitar!, same era. It is 5102t, sunburst, but Aria branded, made in Japan. I am looking to sell if anyone is interested.
I have this same guitar...bought it via Facebook yard sale...any chance you want to part with the tremelo kit? Mine's missing the tensioning knob.