Ventura Bruno V12 13:04 on Wednesday, August 17, 2005
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(Paul)
I just bought a Ventura V12 at a yard sale for $10.00. It is in perfect condition and sounds great. What a lucky find as I had no prior knowledge about these guitars.
Ventura 6-String 14:58 on Monday, August 29, 2005
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(Bill)
In 1972, I bought a 6-string Ventura acoustic at a pawn shop in Austin, TX. Very rarely out of my sight. It was stolen in 2001 as part of a burglary while I was on vacation. I want to find another just like it. It was a full-sized guitar with a very dark finish, even on the front. Fretboard was heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl, an adjustable bridge made of copper, absolutely beautiful finish. The kicker was the wood-laminate pickguard, finished with something harder than polyeurathane. An aluminum thumbpick did not hurt it. Anyone heard of this guitar?
Austin Pawn Shops 17:59 on Monday, August 29, 2005
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(mark)
Hey, wow, another Austinite that has a Venture. Where`d you find yours? I can never find anything worth a damn in the pawn shops around here. If I do, it`s way over-priced.
I`ve got 6 of them - Had 1 since `74 - found the rest on the internet - every once in awhile one shows up on ebay, but just put in "ventura` on a good search engine like beacoup.com. Have to go thru alot of things like city of Ventura, Ca or Ventura Highway. Found 2 at the same repair shop up north ($15 ea.) -needed a few small repairs to make them playable. Also they are making a new Ventura guitar here in TX, but no connection to those made in 70`s, other than name
Austin Pawn Shops 11:08 on Tuesday, August 30, 2005
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(Bill)
As to which pawn shop... Don`t remember. I was 14, using money from mowing lawns. Pick the right pawn shops and you will find lots of nice guitars.
More info, please. In particular, I am interested in replacing the exact model. To do this, I need to know the exact model. Again, a solid wood pick guard and a solid copper adjustable bridge, with heavy mother-of-pearl inlays. `VENTURA` was inlaid in mother-of-pearl in the head. Crap tuners, though. I loved that guitar.
Anyone know this one? Model number? Some kind of catchy nickname I could search for? HELP!!!
Ventura V-696 Guitar - We Have One 12:25 on Wednesday, August 31, 2005
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(Al H)
My wife is trying to settle her son`s estate, and it includes one of these guitars in good condition as far as I can tell. Contact us if you are interested.
Ventura V-696 Guitar - We Have One 12:29 on Wednesday, August 31, 2005
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(Ken)
My wife is trying to settle her son`s estate, and it includes one of these guitars in good condition as far as I can tell. Contact us if you are interested. My previous post had a mistake in the name section, I have never done this before. Sorry
Ventura guitar from pawnshop in Austin 23:17 on Saturday, September 10, 2005
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(John in Texas)
I recently bought a pretty nice V-14 Ventura for $65 (tax included) and it sounds incredible! I have a D-42 Martin and I actually play the Ventura more often. I think it`s a copy of either a D-18 or D-28 Martin.
ventura model V-200S 04:16 on Friday, September 30, 2005
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(derek)
Derek, Just a little note here to see what you have planned for your guitar!!! Would like to see a phboto or two...How can I reach you by phone or letter??? Thanks, Robert Cook..mountainox@gci.net
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