Triangle Going Sick
Junior Member
This is my first Guild and thought I'd post up a couple of pictures and my thoughts for this guitar. I'm happy for feedback!
I presume some of you that watch ebay might have seen it on there a while back. It now resides in Australia. I was heavily swayed by the nice grains of the top and that got me thinking about how to approach the guitar resto/repair.
From what I can work out it was a Walnut finish but I think it was painted over with what looks like stained varnish at some stage. That has mostly been stripped back. The headstock has had a repair but is solid and the crack isn't really noticeable so I'm guessing it was fairly minor. The headstock veneer has been painted white and upon inspection it is white/translucent all the way through the veneer - no idea what that's all about. Neck is nice and straight, board is the nicest red/brown I've seen and frets should be ok.
Original thoughts were to restore the guitar to original specs as parts come up for sale.
I do think it would look nice in a deep cherry red though and a nitro finish.....and I like the top so much and want to keep it visible by forgetting the pickguard. Then I though how about a Gibson style Nashville bridge and stopbar tailpiece, and no harp (lol, I'm feeling some flame). I'm really toying with ideas and not convinced to veer too far away from its original look. So what do you guys think?
Pix, sorry a bit over exposed.
I presume some of you that watch ebay might have seen it on there a while back. It now resides in Australia. I was heavily swayed by the nice grains of the top and that got me thinking about how to approach the guitar resto/repair.
From what I can work out it was a Walnut finish but I think it was painted over with what looks like stained varnish at some stage. That has mostly been stripped back. The headstock has had a repair but is solid and the crack isn't really noticeable so I'm guessing it was fairly minor. The headstock veneer has been painted white and upon inspection it is white/translucent all the way through the veneer - no idea what that's all about. Neck is nice and straight, board is the nicest red/brown I've seen and frets should be ok.
Original thoughts were to restore the guitar to original specs as parts come up for sale.
I do think it would look nice in a deep cherry red though and a nitro finish.....and I like the top so much and want to keep it visible by forgetting the pickguard. Then I though how about a Gibson style Nashville bridge and stopbar tailpiece, and no harp (lol, I'm feeling some flame). I'm really toying with ideas and not convinced to veer too far away from its original look. So what do you guys think?
Pix, sorry a bit over exposed.