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Author Message fishmanpa New Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2013 - 3:48 pm:    I am the owner of this gorgeous guitar. 1986 strat style. serial#86E4159. 24 fret, neck through, figured maple and mahogony, three pickup (2 single, one humbucker, Alembic active electronics, volume and tone knobs, 5 way selector switch, Khaler locking tremelo. It's in excellent condition. Any way of determining it's value? (Message edited by fishmanpa on January 27, 2013) fishmanpa New Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2013 - 4:09 pm:    Make that serial#86E4159 (hard to read that last #) fishmanpa New Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 4 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 4:37 pm:    Here are some pics. Original owner. Purchased in 1986 or 1987...can't remember. Zapf's Music in Philadelphia. fishmanpa New Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 5 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 4:38 pm:    fishmanpa New Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 6 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 4:39 pm:    fishmanpa New Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 7 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 4:43 pm:    growlypants Junior Username: growlypants Post Number: 31 Registered: 3-2011 Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 6:36 am:    Beautiful guitar! (By the way, anyone know if Zapf's is still in business?) funkyjazzjunky Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 848 Registered: 5-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 8:25 am:    What a wonderful guitar. What type of Tremelo is that? Did it come with the guitar or was it added later? fishmanpa Junior Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 14 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 8:54 am:    It's a Kahler tremelo. It came with the guitar. fishmanpa Junior Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 16 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Saturday, March 09, 2013 - 8:32 am:    Any idea how long it takes to get serial number info? It's been over a month. cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1424 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Saturday, March 09, 2013 - 8:04 pm:    Mica, who does the look-ups, has about 1,000,000 actual job functions, and provides this service in her "free" time; it can take a while (I seem to recall mention of about 1 year right now. I'm telling you, Mica, company archivist ) Peter jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3363 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 10:03 am:    Well if it's any help i put my request in January and then I was about 100 in the list according to mica, although she has a sense of humour and it could have been 1000,001 or less than 100. Unfortunately there is no set time and really for these requests, patience really is a virtue. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5365 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 10:22 am:    But the price is right! Bill, tgo fishmanpa Junior Username: fishmanpa Post Number: 17 Registered: 1-2013 Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 8:41 pm:    Oh well... I guess I'll just check in periodically. Many years ago I called and asked for a replacement value for insurance purposes. I believe it was Mica I spoke with. I read her the serial number and about a minute later she said "Ohhh, you have that one!"... I recall her saying her father had a hand in building it. When I got it, there was a sheet of paper that had all the specs and was personally signed by everyone that had a hand in making it. Being that it over 35 years old, I'd love to have the history and specs. I'd also love to get an idea of value.