Westerly Wood
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forgive me, I have no clue re electric archtop Guilds: http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/msg/4744248856.html
That's not a "hidden" line, it always was the GAD series! The "GAD" just disappeared from the model number in 2012, but it was and is the GAD series, see: http://guildguitars.com/guitars/acoustic-guitars/gad-series/There was also a hidden import line between GADs and Newarks. They produced a number of acoustics that added 100 to the number, but otherwise didn't have a name for the series.
You are right, I forgot. FMIC had re-issued them on those models and obviously that is the reason it went to CMG now.The Newarks Street A150 guitars have a replica DeArmond pickup on them, as did the short lived New Hartford made Artist Awards. I hope they have more plans for DeArmond reissue pickups.
That's interesting, a few days ago the old page was still active. Actually a pity that such historical information is no longer visible. The only way is to use the wayback machine for the old FMIC page (mind the date shown there is just a script for the current date): http://web.archive.org/web/20140725105537/http://www.dearmondguitars.com/The dearmondguitars.com link just redirects to the page for the Newark St. A-150 guitar.
It's possible the production of the Dynasonic is now also under CMG's control, or CMG licenced it back to FMIC, or do you know for sure that FMIC is still responsible?I find it interesting that Fender sold the DeArmond name but then again it doesn't stop them from using/making "Dynasonic" pickups for Gretsches etc.