Olympic on ebay alert! Its listed as "Vintage Epiphone Guitar" The Olympic appears only in the description, looks like it could be a 1935-1936. Large fholes,...
Hi.. Just found this group. I have a Epi Olympic s/n 17940, so I guess that makes it around a 1942. Was my dads, and I presume he was the original owner. He...
Mine is a 1942 Olympic archtop.... Not that I'm selling, but what are the differences between that and a 1935? Roger ... I've been looking for about 3 years....
Hey you all....give me your sense on this one. I just play and am not very technically inclined with guitar repair/setup. Check out the 1944 Olympic on the...
With regard to the Gruhn Olympic It doesnt have the 1935 specs. It has Large F holes, not the 3 peice holes. It has the wooden trapeze tailpeice string bar,...
Good questions. Probably not worth it. The 1935 is my preference. Seems like it could be a long wait though. Just checking the alternatives. There's also a...
Kevin, I appreciate the feedback. You've been very helpful. Any Idea who the Nashville Luthier is in this website picture and how to contact? Jim ... or...
I'm new here, so hi everyone. I joined up because I'm interested in the construction aspects of the olympic. I'm a hobby musician and instrument builder and...
... in ... completed ... I'm ... the ... a ... and ... professionals ... play ... back, ... Brad : Welcome, thanks for posting the pictures! Do you still have...
... All of the pictures that I have posted are from classified ads, ebay, music store sites, flickr, etc. The only one I've ever seen in person was Rawlings'...
I started a table in the Database section for posting specs. I've posted the items that I can obviously tell from pictures. I've also created records for all...
... may ... I have two olympics, a 1934 and a 1933. Joe Glaser is David Rawlings uthier in Nashville, maybe he knows the exact measurments. He's refretted...
Hey, everybody. Finally got around to joining this group, though Kevin and I have corresponded in the past. I bought my Olympic several years ago from a...
Al, Welcome to the group. I'm another Rawlings and Welch fan, but haven't seen him since I moved to the west coast. I saw them a few times in New England. ......
I'm a rawlings fan too! I've been following the market, I didint see the one with the bound f holes, how long ago was that? Was it on ebay? any Pictures? What...
Okay, I posted a small album of pics of my Olympic. It's photographed on a blue sheet but I just copied Joe V's method...the guitar didn't come from...
Hello to all, Looking for some help locating 2 white carrosel type knobs for a 51 Zephyr Deluxe. a good friend has inherited his fathers 51 Epihone Zephyr...
beautiful and looks in great shape indeed! serial # suggests 1938 according to the fisch book. keep in mind that many epis had rather narrow necks in the late...
... kevin - thanks! it looks okay although for a thinbody (see position of endpin hole). i was lucky and could just locate two old tailpieces which seem to...
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