Beautiful Yamaha AE-11

Always wanted a Yamaha Acoustic Electric model and finally managed to get one locally: an AE-11 in its original case. It needed a bit of work though… Headstock binding had a piece missing, frets were shot, the tail piece leather was missing and the non original bridge was no good. So that is all fixed now and here it is… a beautiful early seventies guitar.

Yamaha AE-11 from 1973 with New Zealand Kauri scotch chest from late 1800s.
Yamaha AE-11 from 1973 with New Zealand Kauri Scotch Chest from late 1800s.
Yamaha AE-11 from 1973 with New Zealand Kauri scotch chest from late 1800s.
Yamaha AE-11 from 1973 with New Zealand Kauri scotch chest from late 1800s.
Early seventies Yamaha AE-11 with non original, ebony bridge.
Yamaha AE-11

Yamaha AE-11 (Acoustic Electric 11). This was Yamaha's first 'jazz' guitar based on the Gibson ES-175.
Yamaha AE11 (Acoustic Electric 11)

Yamaha AE-11 (Acoustic Electric 11). This was Yamaha's first 'jazz' guitar based on the Gibson ES-175.
Yamaha AE11 (Acoustic Electric 11) – Fretboard and inlays shot