Payments by Paypal, cashierвЂ™s checks, money orders, or personal checks are acceptable, but all payments must clear my bank before the guitar will be shipped. Please check out the pictures and ask any questions you might have before buying. I have made every effort to describe and picture this instrument with scrupulous accuracy its return will not be accepted unless it can be shown that it was egregiously misrepresented in this listing. Payment by Paypal is preferred cashiers and personal checks are acceptable, but checks must clear before the guitar will be shipped. All in all, itвЂ™s a perfect intermediate or studio guitar for an experienced player, or a wonderful introduction to guitar studies for the gifted beginner. Its reduced classical size and light bracing make it extremely comfortable to carry and play, while its wider nut and nylon strings make it easy to play for an extended time. This is really a nice little instrument for the money, and plays and sounds as good as it looks. The spruce top and glossy mahogany back and sides are in very good condition except for a few superficial dings and bruises which barely show in the pictures. There is, of course, no pick guard, but the clear natural spruce finish contrasts nicely with the black body binding and the highly decorative rosette. There is a colorful rosette in excellent condition, and the traditional tied bridge. The 12/18-fret fingerboard ends at the classical-style slotted headstock with in-line tuners with pearloid buttons. Initially they were made in Japan, but the factory may have shifted to Korea or somewhere else by the time they stopped distributing in the USA.ДЄlthough I have no factory specs to offer you, I can tell you it has what appears to be a spruce top and mahogany back, sides, and neck. Checkmate was a line of guitars and amps made by Teisco from the 1950s to the 1970s, mainly for department stores. I wish I could give you more information about this very clean little classical/folk guitar, but the model number shown is all the info I can find.

1970s teisco guitar