4 Guitars under $500: Di Giorgio classical by Paul McSherry

[anarosen1]

I have a 1976 Classico No. 28. I am looking at selling. Can you offer some feedback as to how to marker and price. Thanks a bunch!

[mshypatiaful]

i bought my digiorgio around 1999 for $150 -- the clerks at the instrument store told me it was slightly better than the new takamine. now that i'm moving far, far away... i was gonna sell it on CL for cheap and get a better one in the new locale. to price it, i did a widespread search to find out more about the guitar: "1979 digiorgio autor 3".

CL will not be getting a posting for this guitar.

[LeviathanLSM]

I have a 1988 Di Giorgio classic no. 28 in good condition, plays well, no problems except for stiff tuners(they are a little hard to turn but are manageable, even so it makes no difference to sound quality) if you want to buy it let me know soon before i sell it i live in MD

[Stevefulshamband]

hi guys, been looking for any info possible about the possible value of my di giorgio. i picked it up in a 'help the aged' charity shop, here in england, for a whopping £40! its a 1973 estudente 18. beautifully figurerd back and sides, nice solid top. any info would be gratefully accepted.

[ziggyrockdude]

I have the same model of this guitar that I am selling (1975 Classico #28), she is still in one piece, unique tones from a unique piece of wood. If anyone is interested drop me a line / make an offer, I'm based in Melbourne :)

[fozsta]

@ziggyrockdude drop me a line im interested in a di giorgio guitar. Let me know if you want to sell it

[truth1230]

Hey pmcsherry!! I recently picked up a Di Giorgio guitar. It has a gold foil label in the sound hole. From what I have found, that means it is a mid 60s model. It sounds great and is in pretty good shape. A few issues on the top of the guitar. Anyway, I would love to know more about it but am having trouble finding out much about them. I would love to hear from you. Terry

[MrFilipicamo]

I'm from Brazil DiGiorgio was almos as good as Giannini was some years ago, but i Think now they are using worst material, but if you have some with a solid top made 30 years later you can be shure that it's a good guitar, but i would never pay so much for some with a laminated top because they are never good guitar despite the year and everything.

[acorntechnique]

The original Di Giorgio company was started in I think around 1905 and their instruments were as good if not better than many instruments costing 10 times as much.

around 20 years ago the company went bust and was bought by an enthusiast. The quality of production dropped dramatically, so if you have one of the original instrument, as you have, don't ever let go of it because despite your valuation of $500 Aussie dollars, i can tell you now that's worth about $2000 here in Europe.

Happy playing!

[TheSmokingGuitar]

if got a di giorgio classical. its like 40 something years old. brazilian rosewood sides, cedar top. beautiful guitar

[pmcsherry]

who knows.....

but I'd be happy to take it off your hands!

I reckon it would be rare.....I've never heard of the 12....but like you I'd never sell it

[truth1230]

Hey Paul. I picked up a Di Giorgio guitar recently. It has a gold foil label inside the sound hole, which I have found means it is mid 60s. It sounds excellent and is in good shape, with the exception of a crack in the top. It runs with the grain and can be repaired. It's cosmetic, but doesn't affect the sound at all.  Anyway, I haven't been able to find much info on this guitar and it seems as though you know quite a bit. I would love to hear from you. Thanks, Terry

[malabarista20]

Hi, I have a Di Giorgio guitar of 12 strings 1974. Is it a rare guitar? how much might be that ! I wouldn't sell it, but I'd like to know.

[miltond8]

@malabarista20 That is a rarity even in Brazil.

[pmcsherry]

I think it's the classical .....there's no mention of the master

[pmcsherry]

sorry Danny I'd never sell it!

[DMANANI]

hey you selling this guitar ?

Thanks

Danny

[machiavellioz]

nice playing...

[pmcsherry]

hi pianoplayeruk

thanks for that....

[pianoplayeruk]

Hi Paul.

Di Giorgio are celebrating their 100th birthday this year 2008!

They went bust in the 90s and were bought up by a Brazilian entrepreneur, who to his credit, has turned the company into a profit making one. Alas at the expense of huge loss in build quality.

There are lots of classic Di Giorgio models out there around the world and they represent some of the greatest bargains that can be found because their classic models are fantastic build quality and really cheap.