![]() I have had offers to buy it as high as $2,000. My friend says he paid $800 for it in 1970 and I bought it for $500 from him. ![]() It has exceptional sound and very old timey sounding. He had purchased in back in 1970 and it appears likely to be one of the earliest ones made by Martin and this one in Korea. The price tag is still in the case and it said it was an A-1 if that means anything?Ī year ago I purchased an SM-6S from a friend of mine. What a lovely sound and soooo easy to play! Not sure if it is the model you are looking for, but the price tag said $375, plus $75 for the case. It was still pretty much in tune, the strings weren’t even too bad. ![]() I pulled it out the other day after more than 20 years of non use. I played it on the road for awhile, and then put it away when I decided it was time to get a ‘real’ job. : I purchased a Japanese made one back in the very early 80s. I would appreciate it if you would email me if you were to know where I might find one! Thanks! I am looking to buy an SM-60 but am having a hard time finding one for sale. They are produced under the watchful eye of C.F. Opinions vary, but the Korean built models are widely considered the best. Since 1970, they have been produced in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. The Sigma line ( both the guitars and mandoloins) are made overseas. : : The SM-6S is, I believe, an "F" style mandolin, probably a carved solid spruce top, maple back and sides. : : : I have recently purchased a Sigma Mandolin model SM-6S and i was wondering if someone can tell me about this brand, I had not heard of it before. Is the SM6 still for sale? If so, do you have pix? The price tag is still in the case and it said it was an A-1 if that means anything? I purchased a Japanese made one back in the very early 80s. : The SM-6S is, I believe, an "F" style mandolin, probably a carved solid spruce top, maple back and sides. 1970”, has returned, and I am proud to be part of the legend.: : I have recently purchased a Sigma Mandolin model SM-6S and i was wondering if someone can tell me about this brand, I had not heard of it before. This is where the circle closes: “Sigma Guitars Est. Our business partner and guitar manufacturer is one of the most respected producers who has been building outstanding quality guitars for nearly half of a century. ![]() 1970” as well as the distinct Sigma logo in various places in the world. As a luthier and guitar repairman of the finest acoustic and classical guitars now for over 40 years, it is a great honor that I was able to obtain the rights to the esteemed name “Sigma Guitars Est. I feel committed and obliged to carry on this tradition. There are Sigma fans, Sigma communities, Sigma websites and even collectors have specialized in Sigma guitars. Most owners still swear by their instruments and would never part with them. That’s why it is striking, but not surprising, that there are hardly any second-hand Sigma guitars up for sale. Some models were said to be of outstanding quality, both, in construction and sound. “Sigma Guitars” were soon to have an excellent, yes even legendary, reputation. They were built by specially trained staff in the most efficient guitar factories in Japan and then sent to the US for inspection before being released for sale and shipping to the music stores. In 1970 “SIGMA”, the brandname for acoustic guitars, was launched. These guitars increasingly endangered the US manufacturers dominance on the market, and a few American companies reacted to that development in an appropriate manner: They did not take any legal steps but instead launched a counter offensive. In the late 1960s the situation for US guitar manufacturers became difficult: guitars that were made in Japan, looking very similar to US guitars, were flooding the market but at a much lower price. Interview Günther Lutz – 50th Sigma Anniversary.
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