Takamine EN15
Two days ago I browsed AdPost to see what’s new on their musical instrument section. Saw a guy wanting to sell his Takamine for $128. Probing further saw a blurred picture. I thought maybe it might be good to get one for “rough use” – like picnic at park located near the sea for instance. Or bring it to church camp and wouldn’t worry about being stolen etc.
Sms the guy and he emailed additional pictures. Two other pics were electric guitar and amplifier which I was uninterested. Both pics were sharp. Unfortunately the acoustic guitar was still blur. 
Decided to drop by his place to check it out.
I did- today. It was a discontinued Takamine EN15. It’s not well cared for and the tuners were and end pin were oxidized along with deep dirt. I don’t care for the electronics since I don’t plug it anyway. Countered offer of $80 (which should’ve been lower) and after a brief argy bargy, the man agreed. He was probably about late 50s or early 60s man living alone. He claimed to want to get rid of his stuff as he’s moving out of his flat.
Anyway, brought it over to Malcolm to spruce it up. The setup cost more than the guitar! No need to change tuners he advised. Just cleaned it up and strung new strings along with truss rod adjustments. Brought it home but the semi-hardcase for the LL-16 doesn’t fit this guitar.
Surf Takamine website’s archive page but couldn’t locate specifications about this guitar. The closest model was EN-18. Dropped a note to their customer service about this model. The reply was that it’s an ‘85 model with piezzo electronics, and it’s solid cedar top but laminated back and sides.
Took some pics using my phone camera. Not too great when viewed from notebook.
