![]() ![]() The action at the 12th fret is higher than one would like, and there isn't a lot of room to lower the saddle much more than it is now. I checked it out a little closer after he left, and discovered the bridge is tilting forward a bit, but not too bad. I would love to own it, but I don't think he will be giving it up any time soon. The balance from string to string and it's sustain is outstanding. The guitar definately lives up to all the hype I have read about these. I have to get back to him on what I can do to make it play easier and what I might charge. So now I have this Yamaha for the next six weeks or so. I actually "unseized" the truss rod before he left. Anyways, he bought the Harmony and left me the FG-180 to analyse to see what I could do about a seized truss rod and to lower the action. We arranged that he would bring his Yamaha for me to look at when he came to check out the Harmony. In our first phone conversation, he became aware that I work on guitars and set them up, etc. He answered my ad for my 1970's Harmony as he was looking for a guitar to take to camp with him. It belongs to a young guy from New Brunswick who is out here in Alberta working in the oil patch in Fort McMurray. It's an FG-180 dating from 1966 to 1974 according to what info I could find. Today I came across one of these for the first time. In some other threads about "best" lower priced guitars, several members have touted the "Red Label" Yamahas of yesteryear.
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