Guild Model D100-NT-CRV

[adorshki]

Sorry guys, the D100 will be with me when I die. From my limited research I don't think there were more than a few hundred even made, it should continue to increase in value as long as I don't mess it up somehow.

A: Without a solid base of dedicated fanatical loyalists to a given brand, most of these so-called collectibles will fall to an average of 80-90% of their original retail value and then stay there well into our chldren's lifetimes.... This helps to insure that those who can play them can afford them! :lol:

So if I want to keep the prices of Guilds down, I gotta get rid of all you guys on here...

...right?

YES but you will then need to conquer our children and our children's children and our children's children's children, world without end. :mrgreen:

 

[Paddlefoot]

What an example of the great value Guilds are. If you compare that D-100crv to a Martin D-45 the Martin would be 3X the price and still wouldn't have the unique feature of that carved neck.

 

[Pike]

Nice ones j! Thanks for the pics...

 

[krysh]

Hello All;
I have a Guild Model D100-NT-CRV that has the serial number EG100154. Its a fantastic guitar.
Can anyone tell me the meaning of all these letters?
Also I would like to know when it was made, and its value.
If you have any information you can email @ kikakila@comcast.net
Thanks,

welcome kikakila,

but it did not happen without pix!

 

[j.solomon]

kikakila

The last D100 produced in 1993 was EG100148 according to the guild guitar site. None were made in 1994 and then in 1995 they started with AD100015 and went through AD100022. Usually the NT means natural top. Never seen the CRV label the "C" means carved heel. Inside the soundhole of mine it just says D100 even though it has a carved heel and natural top. Mine is AD100085 made in 2000.

Do you have a pic of the label inside?

 

[hansmoust]

kikakila

The last D100 produced in 1993 was EG100148 according to the guild guitar site. None were made in 1994 and then in 1995 they started with AD100015 and went through AD100022. Usually the NT means natural top. Never seen the CRV label the "C" means carved heel. Inside the soundhole of mine it just says D100 even though it has a carved heel and natural top. Mine is AD100085 made in 2000.

Do you have a pic of the label inside?

Hello j.solomon,

It looks like you have not been around here for a very long time, so I'll say it once again:

The serial number list on the official Guild website is full of mistakes; there are many errors and omissions. Of the numbers you mentioned above, only the and then in 1995 they started with AD100015 and went through AD100022 part is correct.

Anyway, the 'CRV' suffix after the model designation means the same as the 'C' suffix.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[j.solomon]

Well, mine is a d100-c and it just says d100 inside the soundhole. From what I can tell the serial numbers are not unique between the C and the normal D100.

Is there a better list of serial numbers and abbreviations somewhere?

 

[hansmoust]

Well, mine is a d100-c and it just says d100 inside the soundhole. From what I can tell the serial numbers are not unique between the C and the normal D100.

Is there a better list of serial numbers and abbreviations somewhere?

Hello j.

Guild was never very consistent in the use of it's model designation-suffixes. If you have a copy of The Guild Guitar Book, there is a chapter on the way the various ones were used and how they, for instance, used the 'C' suffix as in D-25C for 'Cherry', which was the finish but they also used D-25C for a D-25 with a cutaway. The inconsistent use of these suffixes continued in later years all through the closing of the Westerly plant in 2001. I will explain that in Part II of The Guild Guitar Book.
The D-100 model designation without the 'C' is the normal designation for a D-100 with a carved heel from the later years of Westerly production.

The D-100 uses the same serial number series for both the regular model and the carved neck version.
As far as a better list of serial numbers is concerned, there is none published right now but there will be one in Part II of The Guild Guitar Book.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[taabru45]

Sorry guys, the D100 will be with me when I die. From my limited research I don't think there were more than a few hundred even made, it should continue to increase in value as long as I don't mess it up somehow.

Is that a "Used" stamp I see on the back of the head...................kidding, allright :wink:I'll bet you feel honored every time you pick it up. Steffan

 

[taabru45]

Well, mine is a d100-c and it just says d100 inside the soundhole. From what I can tell the serial numbers are not unique between the C and the normal D100.

Is there a better list of serial numbers and abbreviations somewhere?

Hello j.

Guild was never very consistent in the use of it's model designation-suffixes. If you have a copy of The Guild Guitar Book, there is a chapter on the way the various ones were used and how they, for instance, used the 'C' suffix as in D-25C for 'Cherry', which was the finish but they also used D-25C for a D-25 with a cutaway. The inconsistent use of these suffixes continued in later years all through the closing of the Westerly plant in 2001. I will explain that in Part II of The Guild Guitar Book.
The D-100 model designation without the 'C' is the normal designation for a D-100 with a carved heel from the later years of Westerly production.

The D-100 uses the same serial number series for both the regular model and the carved neck version.
As far as a better list of serial numbers is concerned, there is none published right now but there will be one in Part II of The Guild Guitar Book.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

Flog away Hans.......we're listening, and taking notes, but we'll probably buy the book anyway. :lol: Steffan

 

[krysh]

...but we'll probably buy the book anyway. :lol: Steffan

the only question is: WHEN? :?:

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[taabru45]

Hey Hans, how about a boxed edition, with both books, and maybe autographed. I'd like that! :wink: Steffan

 

[krysh]

steffan, you mean you don't have the OT yet :?: :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[taabru45]

Michael, I don't these days after the groceries and rent, I have to save up for a set of strings. I actually didn't know about Hans until I joined this Forum, and the support, encouragement, friendship, and humor have polished me as a person and player, also indirectly influenced me to buy a couple of 'new' Guilds....2010 will see me with at least one edition of 'The' book. :wink: Steffan

 

[krysh]

....2010 will see me with at least one edition of 'The' book. :wink: Steffan

amen!,
and just in case you have some coins left:
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Guitar-Book-Hans-Moust/dp/0634009664

worth every cent.

 

[wileypickett]

Hams wrote ". . . how they, for instance, used the 'C' suffix as in D-25C for 'Cherry', which was the finish but they also used D-25C for a D-25 with a cutaway. The D-100 model designation without the 'C' is the normal designation for a D-100 with a carved heel from the later years of Westerly production."

So a cherry D-25, WITH a cutaway, but WITHOUT a carved heel, would be a D-25CC. :lol:

 

[jazzmang]

Sorry guys, the D100 will be with me when I die. From my limited research I don't think there were more than a few hundred even made, it should continue to increase in value as long as I don't mess it up somehow.

They are quite beautiful. I've got mine at Guild in Nashville right now getting a neck reset, refret, refinish, and re-binding.

Should be a treat when she gets back.

Here's an old pic of her:

 

[Noun0]

In action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5rVgxme ... tronger_r2

 

[hansmoust]

In action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5rVgxme ... tronger_r2

Hello Noun0,

Actually, that's a JF-100C in that Corrs video; same woods and trimmings as the D-100C but in a 17" Jumbo format.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Looks like a nice Guild 12'er standing up behind the dobro player!