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by Electraglide » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:43 pm

Got these two in pawnshops in B.C..
http://s1000.photobucket.com/albums/af1 ... CN6609.jpg
The Orlando LP needs some work. Proper jack and jack plate, tuners, screws etc.. But, as it is it stays in tune and sounds very good. The tuners on the Raven have been changed but other than that it seems original. All it seems to need are new strings and a set-up. I think they're both from the early '70s but there's not a lot of info on line.
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by VintAxe » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:50 pm

Hey Electraglide.

The Raven was built by Kawai around 1968.
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by Electraglide » Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:05 pm

Thanks. Not a lot of info out there about Ravens. Here's a couple of pics of the neck and back of the guitar. First neck laminated like this I've seen on an MIJ guitar. Looks like the neck on my '67 Framus. And I like the back. Would be nice if the front matched.
http://s1000.photobucket.com/albums/af1 ... 11_006.jpg
http://s1000.photobucket.com/albums/af1 ... 11_003.jpg
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