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Was in the RSPCA charity shop in Otley.  I was looking on the toy shelf when I found this...

http://s16.postimage.org/6iuqc8ha9/Torch_Labs_059.jpg

I picked it up and thought this can't be a child's guitar, the neck is way to thick.

It was priced at a £10 so I bought it..

Got home and found out it was an East German made Pallor Guitar. That was the easy bit..

Once I figured out what "Made in GDR" related to which country.

http://s14.postimage.org/b6undict9/Torch_Labs_062.jpg

There are no other identifying marks..

I don't think it priceless, but would love to more about its history.

Its old and very well made, it also sound pretty good. I will do a sound clip when the new strings arrive... 

Anybody any ideas about where it came from???????

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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It would be so cool if this did turn out to be priceless!!

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I now know, thanks to the boys at the euro guitar forum, that it is a Musima 500 camping guitar. Built in East Germany around 1960s.. Its worth 10x what I paid for it. But I don't think i will sell her (HEDI) as I sort of think its romantic to have a cheap eastern block death metal machine of doom. Opps it acoustic sweet sounding nylon strings of holy goodness in my collection...

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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Sweet find, well done James.

Just Another Geetarman

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Nice one! that was a good find!

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Thanks guys.

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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