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Hans correction .......based on the serial number its not a
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'66 212.....Its a "64! Mahogany and Spruce.....well played but solid as a rock....reset, fret dress, cleated cracks, sounds gorgeous....Exceptional setup.....I plan on keeping this one for a while.

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Does anyone know what the original case for this guitar would have looked like? Would it have a Guild logo of some kind......This guitar came in a period correct case, but its not marked Guild.
 

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Tried the link, but I can't open it.
Yeah, it looks like you're trying to share a link to a personal Google account. For me, Imgur is easiest way to load an image online and share it.
 

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Does anyone know what the original case for this guitar would have looked like? Would it have a Guild logo of some kind......This guitar came in a period correct case, but its not marked Guild.
The case would have looked like this (around 1966 with light purple lining) and have the metal Guild logo on the side:

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My case looks the same without the Guild logo?

I placed new pics.
 

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How do you like the Baggs on that guitar? Would you have used a different pickup?
thanks
 

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'66 212 Mahogany and Spruce.....well played but solid as a rock....reset, fret dress, cleated cracks, sounds gorgeous....Exceptional setup.....I plan on keeping this one for a while.

https://i.imgur.com/zZ3J6p1.jpg
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Hello c70man,

Looks like a well played instrument; but isn't it a little older than 1966? From what I can see in the photo, I was thinking more like 1964!

How do you like the Baggs on that guitar? Would you have used a different pickup?
thanks

I believe that was just a random photo grabbed from the internet.

Sincerely,

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oh it looks fantastic, congrats! i especially like the tone of that top. really has aged well.
 

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My case looks the same without the Guild logo?
Maybe somebody has removed the logo? It was just fixed with two nails left and right as you see in this example (it's not from a F-212 case). Maybe there are two nail holes in your case?
I don't know if there was a generic case that looked the same. Also mind that at that time cases were not included in the price of the guitar but an extra, so a buyer could have taken a lower priced generic case. But also Guild offered various cases at different price points. But to me your case looks indeed exactly like the Guild one in the picture above.

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I believe that was just a random photo grabbed from the internet.
Correct, that is not my guitar but a random internet picture only.

Ralf
 
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Congrats that one looks really nice. For me, it always conjures up memories of Paul Simon when I see one of these F-212's from the 60's, but it may have been a different model that he played.
 

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Congratulations! That's a fine looking 12-stringer. And most important... the playability and tone make you happy! :encouragement:
 

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Congrats that one looks really nice. For me, it always conjures up memories of Paul Simon when I see one of these F-212's from the 60's, but it may have been a different model that he played.

Simon was known for F30's, don't recall him being known for playing a 12-er, but the F-112 was based on the F30 outline.
 

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Congrats that one looks really nice. For me, it always conjures up memories of Paul Simon when I see one of these F-212's from the 60's, but it may have been a different model that he played.

Paul Simon had an F-212, more than one F-312 and I've seen footage in which he played an F-412.

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Paul Simon had an F-212, more than one F-312 and I've seen footage in which he played an F-412.
Especially for Al:

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F-412 in 1969:





And much earlier a Guild T-100D when he used the name "Jerry Landis" in his first band "Tico & the Triumphs" and also later on.


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Congratulations! Looks a well aged bottle of fine wine.
 
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