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| The Model 330 was available in three different versions: |
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| Fully acoustic - 330 (sunburst) or 330N (natural) |
| With 1 pickup - 330/M1 or 330N/M1 |
| With 2 pickups - 330/M2 or 330N/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. |
| Spruce top with undetermined bracing. |
| Flame maple back & sides. |
| 4-ply bound top with unbound f-holes. |
| Single-bound back. |
| Single-bound pickguard. |
| Mahogany bolt-on neck |
| with adjustable truss rod. |
| Metal truss rod cover with a star and "1900". |
| Single-bound headstock with mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| Most with no headstock logo 1957-1959. |
| Single-bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl small block inlay. |
| Open back tuners. |
| Nickel 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: 372914 (1958 - 330/M1) |
| 373638 (1958 - 330) - (converted to 330/M2, changed bridge) |
| 374493 (1958 - 330N/M2) - (modified pickguard, changed pickguard bracket & bridge, added jack plate, 2 changed tuners) |
| 375572 (1958 - 330) |
| 377727 (1958 - 330) |
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| Circa 1958: |
| All versions: |
| No star or "1900" on truss rod cover (star and "1900" used until Circa 1962). |
| Closed back Levin logo tuners with metal buttons (open back tuners used until Circa 1960). |
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| xxxxxx (1959 - 330/M2) - (changed tuners and bridge) |
| 392129 (1959 - 330) |
| 395268 (1959 - 330N) |
| 398160 (1959 - 330) |
| 400064 (1959 - 330) - (added pickup and controls) |
| 400562 (1959 - 330/M2) |
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| Circa 1960: |
| Pickup versions: |
| Black DeArmond Dynasonic pickups (white DeArmonds used until Circa 1961). |
| Neck pickup moved closer to neck (old placement used until Circa 1962). |
| Black ribbed chrome metal capped knobs (clear speed knobs used until Circa 1961). |
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| Circa 1961: |
| Open back tuners with white oval buttons. |
| Model 330 also available as: |
| Goya C-60 |
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| 412714 (1961 - 330/M2) - (changed tuners, bridge, knobs, pickguard & bracket) |
| 415707 (1961 - 330/M2) |
| 417573 (1961 - 330) |
| xxxxxx (Circa 1961 - 330N/M2) - (with black pickguard) |
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| Circa 1962: |
| 2-pickup version: |
| 4 knobs on lower treble bout (no knob on cutaway bout). |
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| Circa 1963: |
| Harp tailpiece. |
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| 447053 (1964 - 330/M2) |
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| Circa 1965: |
| Changed pickguard bracket design (old style still mainly used). |
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| 459184 (1966 - 330N/M2) |
| Latest known example: 486975 (1968 - 330/M2) |
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