Cougar
Enlightened Member
Counting chickens before they hatch, I just happened into (well, a tip from TX, of course) an extremely nice, practically new old stock, 2011 New Hartford Guild 17" lower bout jumbo 12-string! Solid mahogany back and sides, cutaway, with DTAR wavelength, which makes it an F-212XLCE! The soundboard looks like AAA sitka. There's not a mark on this guitar, and the silking on the top is unbelievable!
It's got a jumbo Guild 12-string sound, but it's different from my Corona-built JF30-12, which is a killer 12. I'll have to study that comparison more.
It was such a good deal, I couldn't exactly turn it down, now could I? It was up on reverb something like four months. The seller had reduced the price 18% at some point. And he had a Make Offer. :tiger: So I threw in an offer of another 20% price cut and was surprised it was quickly accepted. Pleasantly. Especially now that I've got it in my hands, and it's in essentially perfect condition! Another excellent tip, TX!
It's got a jumbo Guild 12-string sound, but it's different from my Corona-built JF30-12, which is a killer 12. I'll have to study that comparison more.
It was such a good deal, I couldn't exactly turn it down, now could I? It was up on reverb something like four months. The seller had reduced the price 18% at some point. And he had a Make Offer. :tiger: So I threw in an offer of another 20% price cut and was surprised it was quickly accepted. Pleasantly. Especially now that I've got it in my hands, and it's in essentially perfect condition! Another excellent tip, TX!