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  • Most instruments I sell are consigned but some are my own.
  • Repairs and adjustments have been done, if necessary, and this item is ready to go unless otherwise noted!
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  • Please read the following text for full details and specs -- it's borrowed from my original blog post on it...

Overview: I've known this 12-string for a while as it's a buddy's guitar. It's served him well since new but he's not been playing it, lately, so he brought it in for sale. He had it strung "Rickenbacker" style with the basses first for a long time and a few years ago I had done some work to it to get it playing nice again, and also fit a K&K pickup with a passive volume control to replace a damaged original pickup. It arrived back here playing just as well as when it left, though it needed a saddle compensated for normal stringing and desperately needed some fresh strings.

It's a good, practical instrument with a warmer, rounder sound and the Florentine cutaway gives access to a few more frets and gives it a "cutaway J-185" look.

Repairs included: Jake Too (I've been calling him Jacobi thus far) made a new, fully-compensated saddle, repaired a small hairline crack near the soundhole, gave it a fresh set of strings, and dialed-in the setup. Previously, I'd given it a level/dress of the frets, some saddle work, and replaced the damaged original pickup with a new K&K pickup. It's playing spot-on and ready to go.

  • Weight: 5 lbs 8 oz
  • Scale length: 25 1/2"
  • Nut width: 1 7/8"
  • Neck shape: slim-medium C/D
  • Board radius: 14"
  • Depth at first fret: 0.83"
  • Depth at seventh fret: 0.92"
  • Body width: 16"
  • Body depth: 4 3/8"
  • Top wood: solid spruce
  • Back & sides wood: ply rosewood
  • Bracing type: x
  • Bridge: rosewood
  • Fretboard: rosewood
  • Neck wood: mahogany
  • Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast, spot-on)
  • String gauges: 45w-9 extra lights
  • Truss rod: adjustable (it's getting to the end of its useful range, though)
  • Neck relief: straight
  • Fret style: medium-modern

Condition notes: There's a repaired hairline crack to the treble side of the fretboard at the soundhole. The bridge saddle is a replacement and string ramps have been added at the bridge to increase back angle on the saddle from the rear-deck strings. There are mild scuffs and scratches here and there throughout and there's a little "ghosting" to the clearcoat in spots. The worst of it are a couple of dings at the bass waist on the top.

It comes with: As I recall, this has a decent hard case with it.

Consignor tag: JRSH

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ConditionGood (Used)
Good condition items function properly but may exhibit some wear and tear.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • Tanglewood 12
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1980s
Made In
  • Japan
Pickup
  • Internal Piezo Pickup
Number of Strings
  • 12-String
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Body Shape
  • Jumbo

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Jake Wildwood & Co

Rochester, VT, United States
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