A little help here. Are you talking about something written on a label, in a Guild catalog or something that a seller "made up" and used in a listing. "aco gt" sounds like a pretentious way to say "acoustic guitar" and could be someone's in-house way of managing inventory. "HR" has been seen on instruments indicating a Hand Rubbed finish. I have no idea if or when Guild offered a hand rubbed finish on a F-30 but it seems legit.
Yeah Yeah they all sound great after they're beat up.The ACO GT I guess is creative writing lol I have no idea besides the guitar being beat up but “ sounds great “ lol it could I suppose
It’s a westerly looks like F30 bodyYeah Yeah they all sound great after they're beat up.
Having seen a fair amount of F30 lore recently, I'm gonna take a guess that you might want to vet the size on that puppy, because there was very late ('00) version of it that actually shared the body size of the M20 (13-3/4" lower bout instead of 15", at least that's what I saw in a Vintage Guitar Blue book recently.) and "HR" was increasingly used in late Westerly production to help keep cost (and thus, price) down.
This'd be the first F30 "HR" I can remember hearing of, so it set off my alarm buzzer..
AF3000001 had the month and date of manufacture stamped on the inside of the guitar toward the neck (February 1998). It means AF3000032 seems to be from a little bit after in 1998. Hans had previously dated a S/N AF300451 also as 1998.It’s a westerly looks like F30 body
Label says F30 HR
Serial AF300032
Comment deleted because I was wrong, see Hans' clarification below!Guy Says it’s 15 ?
Well, who knows. Question is if the seller said 15" because that is what most F-30 spec sheets show or if he really measured her.
The M-20/F-30HR story is that it came out in 1998 with 13-3/4". Picture looks like 15" however...
Hans won't tell in public I guess until his new book comes out.
Ralf
Well, who knows. Question is if the seller said 15" because that is what most F-30 spec sheets show or if he really measured her.
The M-20/F-30HR story is that it came out in 1998 with 13-3/4". Picture looks like 15" however...
The M-20 and the F-30HR are two entirely different models; there's no connection between the two other than that they were both in production during that particular period.
Sincerely,
Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl
Thanks for clarification Hans. All the literature I (and others) saw said different (like Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars), so it is really time for your second book! Would be a nice Christmas gift!The M-20 and the F-30HR are two entirely different models; there's no connection between the two other than that they were both in production during that particular period.
Thanks for clarification Hans. All the literature I (and others) saw said different (like Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars), so it is really time for your second book! Would be a nice Christmas gift!
Ralf