I'll have some photos this weekend, but I thought I'd post here before putting it up on Ebay on Sunday.
Here's the copy I intend to use on the 'Bay:

Guild D212 1980 Westerly Rhode Island Built 12 string Guitar

SERIAL # AA100422..Guild sets the standard for 12 string guitars, and this is one of its' great examples.
If you're looking for a solid guitar, with great action and wonderful tone and don't mind some very minor play wear, please continue reading. This is a solid spruce top Dreadnought with mahogany sides and an arched mahogany back for incredible projection. The top is nice and flat with no bellying or bulging. The mahogany neck is thin, fast and straight. No buzzing anywhere. This guitar is very comfortable and a joy to play. Rosewood fretboard is in great shape . Rosewood bridge is solidly attached, with no signs of lifting. Arched back provides plenty of projection, and great sustain. This guitar sounds very rich and full, with nicely balanced bass, mid and treble tones. Action is 2/16" at the 12th fret, measured at the bass E string, and intonation is very good up and down the neck. If you're looking for a true player, this one is for you. Hard shell case is included in the sale.

This guitar is stamped "Factory Second." I was told that it was because the Sunburst finish was shot too dark; that may be- I can find no defect on the guitar, and I've done some very thorough looking! I speculate that the serial number indicates that this may be a pre-production guitar, since the D212 was officially produced only in 1981, 1982 and 1983 and the production runs consisted of 444 D212's in 1982 and 366 in 1983, the production run would have had to be at least 663 units in 1981 for this to be that model year, which seems unlikely.

You can find reviews on this guitar at:
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/revi ... D-212/10/1

You can bid with confidence on this Great Guild Guitar, up for auction by a 100% positive feedback seller.

$45 Shipping by UPS to the Lower 48

Hello super8,

Can you explain to me how you've come to this conclusion? I understand where the numbers come from, but that's about it.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

I hoped that this might catch you eye and that YOU would inform ME!
I mentioned it in another thread, but you didn't take the bait...

Thanks for any light that you might shed.
And thanks for a great book which I recently bought a stray copy of from Bing of Montana!

Hi super8,

The next time you have a question, just make it look like a question, otherwise there's a big chance I won't notice it.

Maybe we should take this to the acoustic guitar section. My response doesn't really belong here!

Here's the new posting:

http://www.letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=17413

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

Thank you.
As you can see from my post count, I'm not familiar with the protocols quite yet.

Hello Will,

Your original posting was in the correct section, but usually I prefer to start a new 'thread' when the subject veers away too far from the original subject.

Sincerely,

hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

unless I'm missing something, you haven't stated what you want for the axe...so, I guess, good luck with auction!

That's my mistake...
I have no reserve on the auction which begins at 7PM PST today; I'll be happy with anything over $500.

Go Super8, GO!

So is this the same D212 that you bought like a week ago?

As seen here:
http://www.letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=17285&p=185304#p185304


Does this mean we can expect your incoming D40 to be up for sale by around the 20th of the month??

~nw

It's a long and convoluted process...
The D212 was too good a deal to pass up. I got it with the idea in the back of my head that I could sell it when the right D40 came around. That's exactly what happened- just a lot sooner than I expected, and with the help of some new friends on the board, I got to make my dream come true.
(And it's not the first time I've bought low on Craigslist and sold high on eBay.)
I'm not exactly well off, if you know what I mean, so I've learned some horse trading along the way.

Oh, and Qvart- that's the way it's done, right?

Depends on what you mean by "it." Or what the definition of "is" is.

You mean the LTG team effort to get your D-40? Yes.

Or selling one to finance another. Yes.

Yes, Mr.Clinton...