Help needed. WELSON hollowbody florentine

[philix80]

Hi there. Really hope this is the right forum.
I have a question for lovers and geeks;
So this is my late uncle's Italian Welson guitar. Apparently it has been lying in a closet for over 30 years (no joke). The thing is I have no idea how old it could be and what kind of a model it is. Also of course what it is worth. I checked the catalogs online, but are focused on late 60s and don't show this kind. It's fully hollow, has double florentine cutaways and a vibrato more common for Zerosettes. Can anyone help? I'd be happy about any kind of information. Thanks a lot.

[ekwatts]

That shit is cool, man. Love that trem.

[Nick]

Definitely has a lot in common with other mid 60's Italian guitars. That tremolo looks similar in construction to that of a Goya Rangemaster...the bridge cover and neck plate look similar to the ones on my Vox Tempest XII.

I'll bet it's a fun guitar to play.

[philix80]

Hehe.Thanks. Ya, the upper PU's broken... See, the thing is Welson didn't produce those in the 60s. At least not according to their catalogs of that time. I was wondering if it has some parts that can definitely pin point it to a production date. Let's say "oh, that trem wasn't produced before 1972..." or that kind.

[hotrodperlmutter]

bad asssssssss

[Nick]

Just looking at that guitar all I want to do is play the strings behind the bridge.

[philix80]

haha, man this is family! Stop looking at my guitar like this! Nasty stuff like playing the strings behind the bridge! Stop sexualizing! LOL

[UlricvonCatalyst]

Looks like it's probably a Dynacord. Similar assymetric ones can be seen here.

Should give you something to google. Maybe also try looking around the Euro Guitar forum.

[timhulio]

Like the florentine cutaways. They were made in Italy. There's a good info page here:
http://www.fetishguitars.com/index/welson.html