I'm new to guild so I apologize in advance if I'm ignorant.
But...I've seen some okay deals lately on CL, but won't most of these need neck resets?
The owner of the most recent inquiry won't even give me the action at the 12th fret. Lol. I wonder what he is hiding.
My luthier, Jim Witt in San Luis, who is consider a great luthier, said he won't even do neck resets on Guilds because of the complexity. It's like a $1,200 job in California that almost nobody is willing to take on. To me it makes the vintage Guilds worthless. Has Guild solved this at all with their new builds and made neck resets easier? I just purchased an M-20 which I noticed uses a Mortise and Tenon joint instead of a Dovetail. Hopefully that makes a neck reset easier/possible.
Any thoughts on Guild and their neck reset problem? It seems a real issue, at least around here, as the two best luthiers both told me no way they're doing a rest on a Guild, and since it's such a huge job I can expect to pay over 1k. Jim Witt added he loves Guilds and owns one but won't do a reset on them.
But...I've seen some okay deals lately on CL, but won't most of these need neck resets?
The owner of the most recent inquiry won't even give me the action at the 12th fret. Lol. I wonder what he is hiding.
My luthier, Jim Witt in San Luis, who is consider a great luthier, said he won't even do neck resets on Guilds because of the complexity. It's like a $1,200 job in California that almost nobody is willing to take on. To me it makes the vintage Guilds worthless. Has Guild solved this at all with their new builds and made neck resets easier? I just purchased an M-20 which I noticed uses a Mortise and Tenon joint instead of a Dovetail. Hopefully that makes a neck reset easier/possible.
Any thoughts on Guild and their neck reset problem? It seems a real issue, at least around here, as the two best luthiers both told me no way they're doing a rest on a Guild, and since it's such a huge job I can expect to pay over 1k. Jim Witt added he loves Guilds and owns one but won't do a reset on them.
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