A stop into my favourite pawn shop today produced a great find. A MIJ El Degas MT17 in immaculate shape. Virtually no scratches or fret wear. I simply pulled the strings, polished the frets and oiled the fret board. I paid $140 taxes in with a hard case, strap, and set of strings included. Made my day. I now have an MT18 & MT17 model. It has the great tone I expected for over 35 year old wood.
The original sales receipt and tags were in the case. Sold Dec 27th, 1980 Neds TV & Sound Lab. Bathurst Shopping Mall. Bathurst New Brunswick, Canada.
MT17 / MIJ / El Degas
MT17 / MIJ / El Degas
Last edited by sweettone on Wed Oct 14, 2015 6:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: MT17 / MIJ / El Degas
That is a great score!
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Re: MT17 / MIJ / El Degas
Just beautiful.
Great find, enjoy her!
Great find, enjoy her!
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