WFM Mitchell MD 750S 1970’s Brazilian Rosewood/Spruce

I dont play, but appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship. This guitar is absolutely beautiful and appears to have been squirreled away with little play.  It has one small dent on lower left top and two smaller ones on back right.  The Brazilian Rosewood with the inlays simply set it off. If you are interested and want any additional photos, please let me know.

It comes with a matching/extra pin and a saddle that appears to be bone.  There is also a new leather strap, set of strings and a humidifier.

*** I got the below information/description of the guitar on the internet ***

Many companies sprang up in Japan and other Asian countries starting in the late '60s making quality copies of popular American guitars for the folk/rock music market of the time, frequently the same models under a number of different names. However, most of these companies were Asian instrument-makers who used or modified American designs to produce sometimes better-made versions of the American guitars. W. F. Mitchell was purportedly the head designer for Gibson guitar in Kalamazoo, Michigan, before they had a falling out and he developed his own company in Asia, starting in Japan in about 1970. Apparently he made small numbers of quality guitars as “W. F. Mitchell,” although neither the Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars nor the Vintage Guitar Price Guide mention either him or his guitars and there is virtually nothing about them available on-line. In the mid-1990s he apparently turned to the mass market; the “Mitchell” company has now been marketing entry to mid-level copies of the best American models since then, according to The Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide.

However, according to the previous owner, this particular guitar was made between 1975 and 1980 during his experiments with upscale models and is very rare. This is a vintage WFM MITCHELL MD-750S guitar, presumably the top of his line, although the label gives very little information. The serial number is 805382, but of course I have no idea what the numbers represent; perhaps the 8 is for 1978, 05 is for May, and 382 is the total number of guitars he had produced at that time. While the label says “Since 1924,” this would only make sense with the scenario I was given if he was jokingly referring to his birth date, making him 54 years old in 1978. The enclosed tuners are marked “Made in Japan,” for what that’s worth.

The crucial fact about this MD-750S is that the back and sides are highly figured Brazilian Rosewood, carefully book-matched for the two sides and the two parts of the two-piece back. This was apparently one of Mitchell’s early designs and features a solid spruce top and abalone everywhere—rosette, top, back, and side binding are laced with hand inlaid abalone, while the abalone fretboard markers are similar to those on the iconic Martin D-45. The saddle and nut appear to be bone, and the bound fret board and bridge are ebony, contrasting nicely with the white abalone-dot pins.

The included vintage hard shell case may not be original to this guitar, but it certainly fits the Mitchell's dreadnought body. There are a few dings and bruises and some slight wear on the interior; however, the handle and all the hardware work perfectly, and it obviously is virtually indestructible. It offers authentic and substantial protection for this awesome guitar.