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: i was wondering if you would be able to find me the value of a Robert Winston acoustic guitar, No.3 made in 1974 in Plandone,Ny or Quakertown,Pa. It would be a great relief to find out the value for this guitar.

I was a friend of Rob Winston's when he was growing up in Plandome. I watched him make several instruments, and I have owned a couple. He began building in the mid-late 1960s, and has changed his numbering system a couple of times, so that your 1974 instrument is probably about the 10th he built.When I last saw Rob in the middle 1970s, he was concentrating his efforts on building classical guitars, although he made me a steel string (which I still have...numer 112)in 1976. The number 3 you own was built at his home in Quakertown...Rob also ran a natural food store in town. I don't think he is considered prominent among classical builders, but I can tell you he was an earnest and conscientious builder who was trying to find an identity among the abundance of luthiers back then.His fascination with making instruments helped me me become a musician. How did you run into the instrument? Is it a classical guitar or a steel-string?
John Parrott

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