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Epiphone FT-165
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t***@gmail.com
2015-07-13 06:00:10 UTC
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Hi ive been looking for a very long time with little luck but i have a 1979 ft 165 12 string and its missing a fret block on the 5th fret and i have had no luck finding this piece is there any place where i could get this
Al Evans
2015-07-13 11:18:42 UTC
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Post by t***@gmail.com
Hi ive been looking for a very long time with little luck but i have a
1979 ft 165 12 string and its missing a fret block on the 5th fret and i
have had no luck finding this piece is there any place where i could get this
"Fret block" is not a term I recognize. Can you describe what is missing?
Do you maybe mean the inlay at the fifth fret?

--Al Evans--
t***@gmail.com
2015-07-13 15:58:55 UTC
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Its the fret inlay its in a block that that marks the 5th fret its mother of pearl and its in a round square form
Bill Brewer
2015-07-13 18:31:39 UTC
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Post by t***@gmail.com
Its the fret inlay its in a block that that marks the 5th fret its mother
of pearl and its in a round square form
Perhaps it would be worth asking a luthier to make a new replacement? Like:

http://www.nicholsinlay.com/ordering.php
Al Evans
2015-07-14 11:10:52 UTC
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Post by t***@gmail.com
Its the fret inlay its in a block that that marks the 5th fret its mother
of pearl and its in a round square form
This link looks like it might help:

http://www.croxguitars.com/epiinlays.htm

--Al Evans
dsi1
2015-07-13 19:24:02 UTC
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Post by t***@gmail.com
Hi ive been looking for a very long time with little luck but i have a 1979 ft 165 12 string and its missing a fret block on the 5th fret and i have had no luck finding this piece is there any place where i could get this
You'll have to find an inlay of matching appearance as well as size so
that might take some time. You should get a repair person to install it
for you if you have no experience with inlays. Your best bet is to sell
it and get a used FT-165 on eBay.

Well, that's what I'd do if I really, really, needed that inlay. OTOH,
if the guitar plays well, I wouldn't push my luck and get another one on
eBay.

You could send Epiphone an email explaining your plight. They may take
pity on you and help you out. :)
a***@gmail.com
2018-09-24 18:08:30 UTC
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I have one
t***@gmail.com
2020-01-26 01:40:16 UTC
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This is a general question.
Does anybody know anything about the Epiphone Ft-165 12 String acoustic
Guitar.
I've been to the Gibson and Epiphone site with no luck.
~MIKE~
I have had mine since new. 51 years old
m***@gmail.com
2020-01-28 08:04:49 UTC
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Post by t***@gmail.com
This is a general question.
Does anybody know anything about the Epiphone Ft-165 12 String acoustic
Guitar.
I've been to the Gibson and Epiphone site with no luck.
~MIKE~
I have had mine since new. 51 years old
You or the guitar?

Either way, only 31 years older than the original query.
Doug Love
2023-01-14 16:29:27 UTC
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This is a general question.
Does anybody know anything about the Epiphone Ft-165 12 String acoustic
Guitar.
I've been to the Gibson and Epiphone site with no luck.
~MIKE~
Do you know the nut width for this guitar?

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