Hi Jim.
Thank you

 

A more recent acoustic addition to the collection...

 

Hello Alan:
I'm a little late to this post as I'm still collecting / archiving Washburn guitars. As of this posting date, there are about 1,400 Washburn instruments (1886-2024) in the collection and 1,200 + pieces of advertising, amps ...other items.
As always, I'll be happy to try and answer questions about Washburn guitars.

Jim Smith Sr.

 

 

Of the two the guitar looks like a Festival model, nice. Appears to have grain accents. My D10CE is delaminating but I think it helps the sound because the top can flex better. Until pieces fall off I'll enjoy it.

 

Those two are beauties for sure.

I have a couple of Washburns, a guitar and a mandolin.

Both are from the 80s I think, but I would have to run the SNs to verify.

 

The D12CE doesn't have the S for solid top, it has the "w" on 12th fret. Would Washburn make a fancy rare laminate top, asking.

 

I have one of these Washburns with the built in B bender. Apparently the only ever production run of an acoustic B bender guitar. They did them for 1 year and made about 300 of them.

This is NOT me playing in the video.

 

Looking for info about a Washburn D-12CE-BE-TB, birds eye TB black. Solid or laminate top?

 

I use to be on the Washburn forum and know Jim and his collection. He has the largest collection outside of the older Washburn that was under Rudy Schlacher I do believe he may still have the largest collection now of Washburns.
Todays Washburn is more of an importer and distributor and its hard to try out any of their new lines.

 

I had forgotten a nice Yamaki branded D size I enjoyed circa 1980 that kept me interested in guitar playing; it sounded great and was easy to play

 

Washburn's Guardian Angel

Jim Smith Sr. and His Mission to Preserve a Brand and Its Many Sounds

www.premierguitar.com

 

Thank you for your post which has many leads to research for learning; I am starting right away!
Alan

 

Well if you like those then you must try one of the Indian series ( they were fantastic ) and of course the Bourgouis built guitars. Now I can't say much for their new lines hard to come by out here in the West.
And of course their hand builds by John Stover were fantastic also but the line I really enjoyed were the Yamaki made guitars from the 70's.
I still have 2 Washburns left a 12 er and a 6 which I just can't sell for any amount of money