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| The Model 320 was available in three different versions: |
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| Fully acoustic - 320 (sunburst) or 320N (natural) |
| With 1 pickup - 320/M1 or 320N/M1 |
| With 2 pickups - 320/M2 or 320N/M2 |
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| Specifications: (all versions) |
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| Cutaway. |
| Body width: 420 mm. |
| Body length: 510 mm. |
| Scale length: 630 mm. |
| Hand carved top & back. |
| Spruce top with undetermined bracing. |
| Flame maple back & sides. |
| 4-ply bound top with double-bound f-holes. |
| 4-ply bound back. |
| Triple-bound pickguard. |
| Mahogany bolt-on neck |
| with adjustable truss rod. |
| Metal truss rod cover with a star and "1900". |
| Triple-bound headstock with mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| Most with no headstock logo 1957-1959. |
| Single-bound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl slashed block inlay. |
| Kolb tuners. |
| Gold plated hardware. |
| Natural or sunburst finish. |
| Ten year warranty. |
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| 1-pickup version: |
| White DeArmond pickup in neck position. |
| 2 clear speed knobs on lower treble bout. |
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| 2-pickup version: |
| 2 white DeArmond pickups. |
| 3 knobs (2 volume & 1 master tone) on lower treble bout. |
| Master volume knob on cutaway bout. |
| 3-way pickup selector switch on upper bass bout. |
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| Introduced: Circa 1957 |
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| Earliest known example: 365196 (1957 - 320/M2) |
| 363025 (1957 - 320N) |
| 364656 (1958 - 320/M2) |
| 380226 (1958 - 320/M2) - (320 with 325 neck, converted to 320/M2) |
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| Circa 1958: |
| All versions: |
| No star or "1900" on truss rod cover (star and "1900" used until Circa 1962). |
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| 380257 (1958 - 320/M2) |
| 382093 (1958 - 320N) - |
| 392889 (1959 - 320N) |
| (converted to 320N/M2 in 1964) |
| 38626x (1959 - 320N/M2) |
| 389426 (1959 - 320) |
| 391687 (1959 - 320/M2) |
| 397165 (1959 - 320N/M2) |
| 406069 (1960 - 320/M2) - (single-bound back) |
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| Circa 1960: |
| All versions: |
| Van Gent tuners (Kolb tuners used until Circa 1963). |
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| Pickup versions: |
| Black DeArmond Dynasonic pickups (white DeArmonds used until Circa 1961). |
| Neck pickup moved closer to neck (old placement used until Circa 1962). |
| Clear ribbed gold metal capped knobs over numbered gold metal washer (clear speed knobs used until Circa 1961). |
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| 408735 (1960 - 320/M2) |
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| Circa 1961: |
| Model 320 also available as: |
| Goya C-70 |
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| 2-pickup version: |
| 4 knobs on lower treble bout (no knob on cutaway bout). |
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| 420134 (1961 - 320N/M2) |
| 428483 (1962 - 320) - (refinished, added pickup) |
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| Circa 1963: |
| Spline shaft Van Gent tuners. |
| Harp tailpiece. |
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| 443615 (1964 - 320N/M2) |
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| Circa 1964: |
| Changed pickguard bracket design (old style still mainly used). |
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| 447067 (1964 - 320/M2) |
| 450306 (1965 - 320/M2) |
| Model 320N/M2 also available in thinbody version (at least one made): |
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| Circa 1966: |
| Model 320/M2 also available in Goya version (at least one made): |
| 466429 (1966) |
| 487704 (1968 - 320/M2) - (changed bridge, single-bound back) |
| 490528 (1968 - 320/M2) - (single-bound back) |
| Latest known example: 495348 (1969 - 320N/M1) |
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