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Anyone know what the fretboard radius is on the F20's? 60's and/or 70's..?
Just measured my '71, it's 16" radius.
It could be 15", had trouble deciding between the two. For some reason I thought Guilds were mostly 12"Wow that's flat. I do recall a reported 15" radius on an early electric a while back, and it wouldn't surprise me if it varied with nut width, either.
Late Westerly (ca '96 on) was supposed to be standardized at 12".
Prior to at least '96 they were varied, so I wasn't questioning your measurement which seems to be confirmed by mavuser.It could be 15", had trouble deciding between the two. For some reason I thought Guilds were mostly 12"
I have not measured my '71 Westerly, but I was just playing it and did not notice any appreciable difference in the feel Orf the fretboard compared to my other Guilds.
Prior to at least '96 they were varied, so I wasn't questioning your measurement which seems to be confirmed by mavuser.
But yes the "formal announcement" of a standardized 12" radius was in the '97 Guild Gallery/catalog and that's the only time I ever saw a published spec from them, and not that I've seen a great deal of their literature either.
The reports of "flat" radii whether electric or acoustic seem to predominate in late '50's to early-to-mid '60s.
I'm remembering now the other unknown is whether any of those were "re-profiled" by an owner at some point.
Could fairly easily be done in conjunction with a re-fret.
Actually that one's the most likely to have possibly been built or at least started in Hoboken since electric production left last, and the closest timing of Hoboken closure is Hans's statement that "by 1969" everything had been relocated to Westerly.They weren't Westerly in 71 were they?
Later: Well on line info says '67 so I guess they were. That surprises me. That means my '71 F20 is Westerly I guess, no sticker inside though. Also means my '69 Bluesbird was.... which really surprises me.