This is a nice, early F-4 that’s been refinished. Here’s the story: Original finish was not the more typically seen reddish sunburst, but a blond finish on the top with a reddish brown back and sides. That color scheme was retained when it was refinished many years ago, but the brown on the back is more of a golden color in the center than it probably was originally. The neck was also refinished, and it appears to have been slimmed down a bit because the black overlay on the back of the headstock doesn’t come as far down the back of the neck as usual (what appears to be a faint crack at the base of the headstock, on the backside, is actually where the overlay ends and the rest of the point is black lacquer, not the black veneer). Thanks to the refinishing, the ivoroid binding on the body has lots of cracking, but none of it is loose and it seems stable. The original bridge has been replaced with an adjustable ebony version, but the tailpiece, pickguard (ok, “finger rest” for you purists), hardshell case, and tuners with inlaid buttons are all original. The binding on the bass side of the fretboard has been replaced. There are two short cracks on the treble side of the top as shown. This is a highly playable, good sounding F-4 that’s been in the hands of a local musician for many years, and its condition is much the same as it was when we first saw it ages ago.