Value of old parts etc.

pirana · October 22nd, 2005, 02:45 AM

I just responded to a thread in this forum about the price of an older tele & it got me thinking about what people are willing to pay for old guitars & parts etc. This past april I put a bridge on e-bay that I had removed from a tele that I had bought new in 1979. It had been sitting in a box all these years so I thought i'd see what I could get for it. I about fell out of my chair when the winning bidder paid $131.00 for it! I just don't get it. I felt a little guilty accepting the guy's money but it was more than enough to pay for the Callaham bridge that I bought with the money.

Hafner · October 22nd, 2005, 09:19 AM

... it has nothing to do with the parts per se, it is the GAS combined with that eternal craving for nostalgia - you cannot resist - the same thing as falling in love with a woman: you MUST telephone her. And if the guitar is perfectly fine re-built, the search goes on ... as our libido permanently orders - we are not free, but it is always a pleasure (and success) to get those parts ...... libido is a beautiful thing. I am permanently falling in love with Telecasters, I do NOT know why, it began in 1966, when I first realized one (and did not get her). Some weeks ago a '60 bridge was sold on ebay for about 550 $.

Paul G. · October 22nd, 2005, 10:11 AM

Old parts are purchased for big sums of money to put on old guitars.

If you had a 1979 Tele with replaced parts it is worth quite a bit less than one that is all original. So by spending $131 on your bridge, somebody will have increased the value of his non-original guitar by $300-700 or even more.

Don't forget, if all the parts are correct and contemporary, the instrument will be considered "original".

It gets even more critical as the value of the guitar increases. Many guitars were "improved" by changing out tuners, pickups, bridges or hardware. Your old part can restore a guitar to its period correct state. A pair of 50s Gibson pickup mounting rings is worth $1200 to somebody with a 1958 ES335 or 1959 Les Paul because a completely "original" guitar is worth $20-$200K.

P.

Hafner · October 22nd, 2005, 12:22 PM

.. that is the intellectual, rational part of the story ... but let us dream the dream ...

Mark Davis · October 22nd, 2005, 12:40 PM

The 50's Tele bridges bring $750

People use these to make replicas and just plain oold fakes. Its easier to fake the wood than the metal pats so they bring quite a nit.

slack · October 22nd, 2005, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Davis

The 50's Tele bridges bring $750

People use these to make replicas and just plain oold fakes. Its easier to fake the wood than the metal pats so they bring quite a nit.

And to properly restore authentic instruments.

dean · October 22nd, 2005, 01:58 PM

A few years ago, I picked up a '73 Strat for $350 that had been totally destroyed - body had been shaved, gouged, sanded and painted an ugly flat green. The pickups had been swapped out for old Dimarzios. The rest of the guitar was stock, though - especially the neck and tuners. By the time I had sold the whole thing in parts, I had over $950 in my pocket. If the guitar had not already been bastardized, I would have felt guilty, but it was the perfect guitar for parting out. I ended up getting a '74 Tele Custom with the $$. :)

Dean

October 22nd, 2005, 02:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
pirana Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 295	Value of old parts etc. I just responded to a thread in this forum about the price of an older tele & it got me thinking about what people are willing to pay for old guitars & parts etc. This past april I put a bridge on e-bay that I had removed from a tele that I had bought new in 1979. It had been sitting in a box all these years so I thought i'd see what I could get for it. I about fell out of my chair when the winning bidder paid $131.00 for it! I just don't get it. I felt a little guilty accepting the guy's money but it was more than enough to pay for the Callaham bridge that I bought with the money. __________________ Guaranteed not to cause eternal torment in the place where the guy with the horns & pointed stick conducts his business... Frank Zappa

October 22nd, 2005, 09:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Hafner Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Switzerland Age: 60 Posts: 1,552 18 Photos	GAS ... it has nothing to do with the parts per se, it is the GAS combined with that eternal craving for nostalgia - you cannot resist - the same thing as falling in love with a woman: you MUST telephone her. And if the guitar is perfectly fine re-built, the search goes on ... as our libido permanently orders - we are not free, but it is always a pleasure (and success) to get those parts ...... libido is a beautiful thing. I am permanently falling in love with Telecasters, I do NOT know why, it began in 1966, when I first realized one (and did not get her). Some weeks ago a '60 bridge was sold on ebay for about 550 $. __________________ Manfred

October 22nd, 2005, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Paul G. Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 885	No GAS, No Nostalgia, just business. Old parts are purchased for big sums of money to put on old guitars. If you had a 1979 Tele with replaced parts it is worth quite a bit less than one that is all original. So by spending $131 on your bridge, somebody will have increased the value of his non-original guitar by $300-700 or even more. Don't forget, if all the parts are correct and contemporary, the instrument will be considered "original". It gets even more critical as the value of the guitar increases. Many guitars were "improved" by changing out tuners, pickups, bridges or hardware. Your old part can restore a guitar to its period correct state. A pair of 50s Gibson pickup mounting rings is worth $1200 to somebody with a 1958 ES335 or 1959 Les Paul because a completely "original" guitar is worth $20-$200K. P. __________________ Listen to your mother

October 22nd, 2005, 12:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hafner Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Switzerland Age: 60 Posts: 1,552 18 Photos	No GAS .. that is the intellectual, rational part of the story ... but let us dream the dream ... __________________ Manfred

October 22nd, 2005, 12:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,876	The 50's Tele bridges bring $750 People use these to make replicas and just plain oold fakes. Its easier to fake the wood than the metal pats so they bring quite a nit. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

October 22nd, 2005, 01:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
dean Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Age: 60 Posts: 2,016	My one shot at parting out . . . A few years ago, I picked up a '73 Strat for $350 that had been totally destroyed - body had been shaved, gouged, sanded and painted an ugly flat green. The pickups had been swapped out for old Dimarzios. The rest of the guitar was stock, though - especially the neck and tuners. By the time I had sold the whole thing in parts, I had over $950 in my pocket. If the guitar had not already been bastardized, I would have felt guilty, but it was the perfect guitar for parting out. I ended up getting a '74 Tele Custom with the $$. :) Dean __________________ "I used to be clueless, but I've turned that situation around 360 degrees."