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The CM140 Stereo 6-string guitar was based on the same singlecut design Carvin
had sold under other names (CM95, CM96). However, the new CM140 could be
considered the first "modern" Carvin, with the new M22 pickups, stereo wiring,
Schaller hardware and other features that would become staples of the Carvin
line. The neck was a 25 1/4" scale model #860, which had an ebony fingerboard
and MOP block inlays. The CM140 was available in black or clear finishes, and
sold for $375.00. The left-handed CM140L was $395.00. The CM130 was essentially
the same as the CM140, but it had mono wiring, and a rosewood fingerboard with
MOP dot inlays on a #820 neck. It was not offered in a left handed model, but
was available in black or clear. The CM130 sold for $285.00. The HC11 hardshell
case for either model sold for $45.00. 

The CB100 bass guitar was based on Carvins "CM" series of guitars, which was in
turn based on the legendary Gibson Les Paul and similar singlecut instruments.
This model was available in 1976, then disappeared in '77, and was reborn for
one year in '78, with new controls, and the M22 humbucking pickup - which would
be a mainstay on Carvin instruments throughout the 80's. It was available in
clear or black finishes, with an ebony fingerboard and Schaller tuners. This was
the last Carvin bass to use the short-scale 30" neck, the last
"wider-at-the-top" headstock, and also signaled the end of bolt-on necks as the
"standard" on Carvin instruments (although they would reappear as entry-level
instruments in the 90's). The CM100 sold for $320.00, or $340.00 for a
left-handed model. The HC15 hardshell case was $50.00. 

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