New member first post! Help with my '73 Guild S-100

[IngloriousOz]

Hi again guys! YES! I bought it from the very unpleasant seller on ebay. I mistakenly thought it would be an EASY fix but alas weeks later I still have not heard back from Hans Moust and I am not interested in having anyone drill any holes in this thing.

Unfortunately im thinking this bridge would not be very friendly to Low B tuning at all.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions????!???!??!?!?!

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dane]

IngloriousOz,

I do have a possible solution to your problem. In fact, I have two. Once upon a time I was a machinist, so you’ll understand where my thoughts are coming from. Do you have a Vocational School near by with classes in machining or tool and die? If so, making a complete set of saddles would be a good project for one of the students. All it would cost you is the price of materials. Working on small scale could be a fun challenge that an instructor may very well welcome. All you need do is talk with the instructor and have the bridge with you. Worst that can happen is they’ll thank you, and no thank you.

Plan B: Find a small machine shop and have them make a new set. Yes I know you only need one, but the time to make one or six is about the same, so you may as well just do the whole enchilada. Bad part about this is you’ll not only be paying a premium price for materials but also labor. If you decide to go this route, shop around as labor charges for shops are all over the board.

Another plus about having them made for you is you can have the saddles made out of almost any kind of metal you wish. If it were me, I’d be thinking brass. I have brass saddle and nut on my SG. The sustain is insane. But again, it’s your choice.
I hope this helps.

Dane

 

[hansmoust]

Hi again guys! YES! I bought it from the very unpleasant seller on ebay. I mistakenly thought it would be an EASY fix but alas weeks later I still have not heard back from Hans Moust and I am not interested in having anyone drill any holes in this thing.

Unfortunately im thinking this bridge would not be very friendly to Low B tuning at all.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions????!???!??!?!?!

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Oz,

Sorry about the wait but after coming home from my trip I'm slowly but steadily going over all the e-mails that came in during my absence.

Yes, I have a roller saddle for your bridge. Just send me a PM with your snail mail address and we'll work it out.

As far as the low tuning is concerned, I guess you will have to try it out. Guild S-100 from that era have a very shallow neck angle, which gives you very little down pressure at the bridge.
Using a heavier gauge string would make a big difference when you're trying to keep the strings in the saddles.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[billy budapest]

Hans:

I could hear Oz breath a giant sigh of relief from here!

Well done!

bb

 

[IngloriousOz]

Cha-ching! For the win! While this thing is in the shop, can anyone tell me what dimensions of case I need for this thing perhaps?

Thank you thank you thank you

 

[Csquare4]

While this thing is in the shop, can anyone tell me what dimensions of case I need for this thing perhaps?

I had a hard time finding a case for my S100, most of the standard size that I looked at were a hair too short due to the extra "bump" in the tip of the headstock. I still have the original case, but it is in fairly rough shape, which is what prompted me to find something a little more robust. I ended up going with the Gator Extra Long, which fits the guitar very well. Not perfect - but better than the original Guild case.

http://www.gatorcases.com/Default.aspx?Section=Products&Page=Details&CategoryID=4410&CatalogID=9797

There are a few inches of extra room above the headstock, but the body fits in snuggly.

I am sure there are other cases that work, but this is one that I found works for me.
Craig

 

[Qvart]

My '74 S-100C came with a cheap-ish aftermarket case. Flat top and okay durability, but it's actually a really good fit. I can look when I get home, or if you want click my signature picture below and backspace the URL in your browser address line to get to my Photobucket account. I'm pretty sure there's a picture of the guitar and case in the folder for the '74.

 

[Thunderface]

Thanks for the post, Craig. I might have to look into one of those. My cherry Carved came with a modified Roadrunner case. the seller made a cut in the padding to make room for the headstock. Now I either need to glue some fabric in there to cover the exposed styrofoam or get a new case.

 

[Csquare4]

Jim - that was the same problem I was running into, I debated on trying to modify a case like yours when I found the XL Gator. Ironically, this is the reason I joined LTG to begin with was to look for a case for my S100.

Craig

 

[Thunderface]

Ironically, this is the reason I joined LTG to begin with was to look for a case for my S100.

As good a reason as any to join up, and once you got here, you shared pictures of this beauty with all of us ... for which we're all grateful.