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artswork99
Senior Member Username: artswork99
Post Number: 473 Registered: 7-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 3:05 pm: | |
Here's a nice looking Spoiler on eBay from the decal generation. |
basstard
Advanced Member Username: basstard
Post Number: 241 Registered: 3-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 3:10 pm: | |
Sweet bass, an early specimen. Haven't seen any of those before. |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 3277 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 4:07 pm: | |
"Active and passive modes"?????? Bill, tgo |
mike1762
Intermediate Member Username: mike1762
Post Number: 115 Registered: 1-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 8:30 pm: | |
Is that really Koa? |
fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 736 Registered: 5-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 9:04 pm: | |
Wood looks a lot like my '83 Koa Spoiler, so I guess it is. I think all early Spoilers had a solid Koa body... |
basstard
Advanced Member Username: basstard
Post Number: 242 Registered: 3-2003
| Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 2:06 am: | |
Yes, and the earliest ones had decals instead of bronze logos. |
bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee
Post Number: 2021 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:05 am: | |
The pics look a bit unnaturally light to me. I had an '82 solid koa and it looked more orange than this. The ebony looks sort of light brown, too, so I think the balance on the photos might be a bit off. |
dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso
Post Number: 862 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 6:30 am: | |
My 83 (now black) was solid koa. I was under the impression that the first runs were that way. The Kaman ad featured the solid koa type. In 86 I was able to get the different top and Alembic chose a purpleheart body for the quilt maple top. Of course with Alembics there are exceptions and one offs. |
basstard
Advanced Member Username: basstard
Post Number: 243 Registered: 3-2003
| Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 6:45 am: | |
As far as I know, the earliest ones were solid koa. |
fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler
Post Number: 738 Registered: 5-2006
| Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 9:55 am: | |
I've had two '83 Spoilers (still have one of them) one Yellowish and one brownish (Both solid Koa, see pics) @ Danno: Please tell me you did not paint that beautiful Koa Black?! That's heresy! (finally got to use the angry smiley ) Edit: There are some '83 Spoilers in the showcase section with a top, I guess somewhere in the second half of '83 the Koa wasn't standard on the spoilers anymore... (Message edited by fc_spoiler on September 25, 2008) |
dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso
Post Number: 864 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 11:25 am: | |
Yup~Alembic did it. |