The sound is still very nice and was the reason I chose the guitar at the music store all those years ago. They are increasingly sought after, due to the good quality of the C. In the backdrop of cryptorgy and NFT everything, Chanel dropped the bomb of ditching its half-a-century old hologram sticker based authentication system and quietly launched microchip based digital authentication, a close step following Gucci and Louis. Ventura/Bruno guitars of this era are not super common. Blockchain, Crypto, Authentication, Chanel, hologram sticker, RFID, NFC.
One theory is that this is the 977th V-25 built in 1973, but there is no official data on serial numbers. Bruno & Sons, Inc., 12 String Acoustic MIJ Nr/ Mint Guitar looks like it was rarely played easy near mint, no dings or scratches worth noting, these guitars came with a hole to add a pickup. Gibson Acoustic Guitar Serial Numbers Ventura Acoustic Electric 1969-70, Ventura, C.