Hi Nina and welcome to the Guild forum. You have a wonderful guitar and I agree with the others who say not to refinish it. The reason being is you WILL change the tone of the guitar, and probably not for the better. As I mentioned in another thread, many guitar makers will actually measure the thickness of the finish to make sure it’s within specifications…not too thick and not too thin. Ether will change the voice of the instrument.
Here are a few specs on your guitar if you’re interested.
Rounded cutaway
Natural satin finish
16" lower bout
3" body depth
25-5/8" scale
1-5/8" nut width
Spruce top with oval sound hole
Mahogany sides and
arched back
14 fret mahogany neck
20 fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
Rosewood bridge
Tortoise plastic pickguard
Black body binding
w-b-w top purfling
Chrome Grover Rotomatic tuners
It’s no wonder it sounds so wonderful!
During that time the F4 also came with the option of a Fishman pickup, but again that was an option.
Oh and by the way, we all would love to see a photo of your guitar. So when you get a chance please post a pic of your F4-CE.
Dane
