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Click the red Contact Me button below to speak to a vintage guitar expert with over a decade of experience selling vintage USA made guitars. The value of a vintage guitar depends heavily on first determining the exact make and model, identifying the year by serial number, identify color and features, and a careful inspection for originality. If you've inherited a vintage Fender, Gibson, or Martin guitar then you need a certified appraisal to find out how much it's worth. I just have found his publications helpful, and wanted to document my documentation, as I said before.Appraisals for vintage Fender, Gibson, and Martin guitars I guess I should also add that I have no vested interest in Fjestad's business, no personal relationship to the man or his nephew. I bought both of those limited edition hardcover volumes in a local bookstore for $7 apiece. I also keep my eye out for more recent copies in bookstores. I've thought about subscribing, but most everything I wind up researching is older than the 2007 publication date of my books, so I haven't bothered. are available in DVD format and online via subscription. I should also add that Fjestad's Blue Books. Fjestad is his nephew, the son of his brother Greg. He attended hundreds of rock concerts during his lifetime. He collected firearms, guitars and music posters, among other things. He founded Blue Book Publications in 1988. Perhaps known in firearms circles, as he took over the publication of the annual Blue Book of Gun Values in 1981.

(Steven Peter) Fjestad, who passed away a couple of months ago at the age of 68, was born in Fergus Falls, MN. (In the back of each volume is a Trademark Index, giving address, phone and website information.) On the page opening about Hohner (pages 322-323), there is that introductory information, followed by listings of series and models within each series treated, giving descriptions, dates of production runs, Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (abbreviated as MSR), and resale values relative to condition (100%, Excellent, Average). It gives a brief description of the history and status of the brand in question. The third pic shows a 2-page opening in the Acoustic volume, about Hohners.

The second pic shows these two oversized volumes with a DVD box next to them, to give a point of reference as to the size of said volumes.

The first pic shows the front covers of both volumes side by side.
