About James Koontz Expertise Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Amplifiers, Most anything Music related... Also most anything related to security, Fire and access control, as well as CCTV system.
Experience 20 years as a sound engineer, part time luthier, and general all around technical dude for many local bands. One of which was fairly large in the 80's and 90's with multiple recordings, and was the opening act for David Allen Coe, as well as got a nashville recording opportunity. The band disbanded before making it mainstream.
Organizations Loyal Order of the Moose, Boy Scouts,BMI
Publications Highlights for Children, Mystery Magazine,several online Publications, multiple cd's from various artists.
Education/Credentials I have 20 years experience, some electrical college experience. Studied Law, philosophy, and theology.
Awards and Honors well, too many to listm and none worth much more than a paperweight to hold down the ones that are on paper.
Expert: James Koontz Date: 8/27/2007 Subject: Any Information
Question I have a Westbury W5020 and I would like to know more about it. Can you tell me when it was made and perhaps what the value would be if it is in almost new condition and still has the original case?
Answer Westburys were made in Japan from around 78-82.. It was a Univox brand name.. Unfortunately there is little to go on to give you an exact year.. There are no databases to cross reference any serial numbers.. And the factory that made them burned down in the 80's... As for the value, these are fairly rare, would love to see a pic of it, is this the 12 string, I can never remember if the 5020 was the twelve or the six string model...Anyway, as for the value... Like I said, these are fairly rare, but not much of a collectible.. Most people have never even heard of them.. They weren't super popular when they came out, most people were interested in the electrics, which were a bastardized hybrid of a Gibson Les Paul, and SG.. They were kind of cool looking, And the price was very reasonable on both the electrics and the acoustics.. But more people opted for the slightly less expensive Harmony guitars at the time, even though in my opinion the Westbury and Ibanez lines that were out at the same timee were much better quality.. Anyway, I think you could probably get about $300 to $400 on a good day especially if you were willing to ship worldwide.. They get more for them in the UK than the States, and if it's in that good shape, I am sure someone would jump on it fairly quick...
