Epiphone Bard 1966 Natural

This is a vintage 1966 Epiphone Bard FT-112 12 string acoustic guitar in the original Natural nitrocellulose finish that's beautifully aged to a golden hue. Please see all the pics. This guitar was made in the USA at Gibson's Kalamazoo plant in 1966. Roy Orbison famously played this model, using it to write and perform many of his best-known songs, including his biggest hit, "Oh, Pretty Woman" - Epiphone even reissued an Asian-made version of it. Features include a multi-bound solid spruce top, solid Mahogany back and sides, Mahogany neck, a Rosewood fretboard with pearl dot inlays, Rosewood bridge, and original Kluson six-on-a-plate tuners. It's essentially a 12 string J-45, built with the same materials by the same craftsmen who built the 60s J-45s. This 47 year old instrument is all original, structually solid with no cracks or repairs that can be seen. Cosmetically there ares scratches and wear around the soundhole(please see the pics). It's being called a project guitar as the action is high at the 12th fret(see the pic) although the neck is straight with the truss rod functioning properly. The bridge has pulled up slightly and the neck needs a reset, now or later, so it's being sold "as is" with no returns. It's currently tuned down 1 step(E Flat) and plays well in the first or "cowboy" position and sounds fantastic. This guitar has a warm full tone that would record very nicely as well as sound great live. The frets are in good conditon overall with some wear on the first three, and the braces, neck joint and bridge all appear to be tight. The used chipboard case shown is included but the handle is missing. Thanks for looking!