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A site dedicated to identifying and repairing vintage Yamaha FG acoustic guitars. Not affiliated with the Yamaha Corporation.

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Yamaha Vintage FG Acoustic Guitars

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November 4, 2021 CTGull

Site pages updates!!

It’s been over a year since I did many changes to this site. The forum is the most up to date because it’s easier to add posts and pictures. There are MANY

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February 9, 2020 CTGull

Added “Inspecting a New-To-You Yamaha FG” Article and PDF

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February 8, 2020 CTGull

Site Page Updates!!

It’s been a year since I did many changes to this site. The forum is the most up to date because it’s easier to add posts and pictures. Yamaha FG

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January 30, 2019 CTGull

YAMAGULL 1.0 Progress

See the forum for the up to date details. http://yamahavintagefg.boards.net/thread/62/yamagull-v1

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December 29, 2018 CTGull

Vintage Yamaha FG Neck Reset Procedure

Added updated PDF.

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November 11, 2018 CTGull

Vintage Yamaha FG Neck Reset Procedure

Updated PDF for Vintage Yamaha FG Neck Reset Procedure.  

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November 11, 2018 CTGull

History of the Yamaha FG – 1966-1981 (US Models)

Major revision to History of the Yamaha FG – 1966-1981 (US Models) with stuff I’ve found in the past 6 months.

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November 8, 2018 CTGull

Vintage Yamaha FG Fret Specifications and Replacement Options

I spent hours checking frets on all the neck replacements I’ve done and researching possible replacement frets, since the vintage Yamaha frets aren’t the same as current standards.  You can

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November 8, 2018 CTGull

FG-45 Review

I recently bought a 1974 FG-45.  I haven’t seen many for sale.  It didn’t have high hopes, it’s the smallest and least expensive FG made.  Read about it HERE.

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October 29, 2017 CTGull

Yamaha FG Serial Numbers, Interior Markings, and Labels – 1966 to 1981.

Yamaha FG Serial Numbers, Interior Markings, and Labels – 1966 to 1981 This is the biggest article I’ve ever written, it sums up everything I’ve found over the past 4

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