Walter Broes
Enlightened Member
We'll have to be patient for volume two of "The Bible" to come out. I think all will be explained in that.
NEVER! You can invert my Guild TRC to Gibson specs when you pry it from my cold, dead, hands!As we all know, the correct orientation of the Guild TRC is to have the wider end up so it matches the shape of the "Paddle" headstock.
So, could one argue the on the "Snake Head" since the top is narrower then the bottom, that the TRC actually matches better installed up-side-down?
Yes and no, I had excluded it because it only came out in 1990 (and was not as Al said in the 87 or 88 pricelists!). The GF-55 was the renamed GF-60 Rosewood. The GF-60R and GF-60M models were in those mentioned earlier price lists as it came out 1987. The GF-60M was the renamed F-44! And the GF-60R was the renamed F-46! Both renamed in 1987, so both originated from the Gruhn's designs. Now that also means the GF-55 as renamed GF-60R was the F-46 originally. So yes, it also originated from Gruhn's design but not under that model number, so you can't really call it a Gruhn design.Does the GF-55 fit into this group?
Yes and no, I had excluded it because it only came out in 1990 (and was not as Al said in the 87 or 88 pricelists!). The GF-55 was the renamed GF-60 Rosewood. The GF-60R and GF-60M models were in those mentioned earlier price lists as it came out 1987. The GF-60M was the renamed F-44! And the GF-60R was the renamed F-46! Both renamed in 1987, so both originated from the Gruhn's designs. Now that also means the GF-55 as renamed GF-60R was the F-46 originally. So yes, it also originated from Gruhn's design but not under that model number, so you can't really call it a Gruhn design.
Ralf
Apologies, my bad, confused it with the GF-50 on the '88 list which I saw when I was wondering why there was no JF65 that year, and realized as mentioned earlier that GF's were only 16" lower bout.Yes and no, I had excluded it because it only came out in 1990 (and was not as Al said in the 87 or 88 pricelists!). The GF-55 was the renamed GF-60 Rosewood. The GF-60R and GF-60M models were in those mentioned earlier price lists as it came out 1987.
Don't know the whole story... but I believe Gruhn had a hand in the design of the GF models from around '85-'87 (whenever Gruhn was @ Guild, I can never keep it quite straight), plus the D-6X dreads (D-60/62/64/66) from the same period. Tho' in some respects, any Guild acoustic with a "snake-head" headstock was (in a sense) influenced by Gruhn (tho' perhaps not sonically).
That's how I remembered it too, and I was about to jump in and say "George confirms that in the article", but actually his wording is sort of vague about that:I think (but I'm not sure) that Kim Walker stayed at Guild when Gruhn left so there may be models that George doesn't cover in the guide.
I have a copy of that price list, too. One thing that I always found interesting about it is that (assuming I'm reading it right) it lists a D64 as being available in sunburst (SB). But I have to say, I've never seen that model, or even a picture of one, in sunburst.
walrus
I have a copy of that price list, too. One thing that I always found interesting about it is that (assuming I'm reading it right) it lists a D64 as being available in sunburst (SB). But I have to say, I've never seen that model, or even a picture of one, in sunburst.
walrus
I have another piece of literature on the Studio 24 that reads: "Available by special order in any of Guild's custom color finishes, and as a left handed model."
I know I have seen pictures posted here on LTG of one in a burst finish; perhaps the D64 was available in a burst if requested, but few if any did so at the time they were offered?
Bob
waitaminnit.
What about Kim Walker's tenure?
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