"Yes. It is quite a guitar. The cedar grain is really tight. It is quite beautiful. It was imported by Peavey but I removed the Peavey name from the guitar because I thought it detracted from the guitar. Has a relatively small sound hole and a sort…"
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Ted Hechtman replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Got my Levin W36 back! in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners
Nils Plathe replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Got my Levin W36 back! in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"Is that a Landola ? They are really good as well."
Ted Hechtman replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Got my Levin W36 back! in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"I have another guitar from the same part of the world. In this case Finland."
Ted Hechtman replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Got my Levin W36 back! in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"Beautiful! Thank you!"
Nils Plathe replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Got my Levin W36 back! in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"Thanks Ted, also here is a very short sound sample. Not the best of recordings, but still gives an idea of the sound."
Ted Hechtman replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Got my Levin W36 back! in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"Great Story! Glad you have it back!
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Jim Yates replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Conversion between Goya and Levin model names in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"Although I know that the Goya M-26 and the Levin LM-26 were essentially the same guitar with different decals, I'm unaware of a conversion chart. Take a look at this (largely inactive) site: …"
Nils Plathe replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Conversion between Goya and Levin model names in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"Thanks Magnus. I assume there is no Goya equivalent to my Levin W36 as this would have been sold by Martin as the D-18 in the US. Seems like there are a few bargains to be made on the Goyas, though."
Magnus Hultin replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Conversion between Goya and Levin model names in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"In general, the Goyas named G-XX had a Levin sister named LG-XX, but there were exceptions.
As example the G-30 (later called GG-30) in Levin naming was model 111.
I asked a former Levin executive about some of the naming and got the…"
Jim Yates replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Conversion between Goya and Levin model names in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"My mistake. Jude's guitar is late 50s, not late 60s."
Jim Yates replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Conversion between Goya and Levin model names in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"Here;s a link to some Levin catalogues: http://goyaguitars.tripod.com/levin_catalogs.htm"
Jim Yates replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Conversion between Goya and Levin model names in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"I have a friend who owns a Levin LM-26 from the late '60s. It is the same guitar as my 1958 Goya M-26 with the exceptin of the Levin decal where mine has a Goya. Mine even has the Ldevin crest as a truss rod cover."
Nils Plathe added a discussion to the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners
Conversion between Goya and Levin model names
Do any of you know if there is a conversion table between the two brand names ? I understand that the Goya name was used in the US for marketing reasons, thus assuming that the same guitars were sold under different names ?See More
Nils Plathe replied to Nils Plathe's discussion Got my Levin W36 back! in the group Goya and Levin Guitar Owners"Thank you Dave! It took 35 years, but it is finally back. Good luck with your hunt for your lost treasure !"
"Congratulations Nils! i know how you must feel. I'm still hunting down my '58 Goya/Levin M26, sold a couple years ago. Hope to have the same happy ending."
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- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Nylon-string guitar, Electric guitar, Mandolin, Bass guitar
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- Levin W36, Takamine acoustic electric, Guitar Workshop Bass 1986, Ibanez semi-acoustic, Yamaha Acoustic, Watson Hummingbird Acoustic, Squire Stratocaster
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- Fingerpicking style like James Taylor, pop/rock,
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