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Says the Guild logo fell off. Chesterfield logo also missing. Are they not inlayed? Seems like a pretty good deal. SN is https://richmond.craigslist.org/msg/d/richmond-guild-s100-electric-guitar/7215025868.html
Thanks, Ralf.It's a real vintage one, the headstock veneer with the logo/chesterfield was simply removed and the tuners repalced as well. Switchtip is new, otherwise looks all original.
Ralf
It's a real vintage one, the black headstock veneer with the logo/chesterfield was removed and the tuners replaced as well. The white plastic switchtip is new, it came with a metal switchtip originally. Besides the missing backplate it looks all original. Ken Nash had original backplates, he still might have one.
Ralf
The S-100 all had the black veneer at that time as far as I know. I definitely would check for a possibility of a broken headstock, sometimes that was the reason for the removed veneer.not sure that i'd agree the "black headstock veneer" was removed...
The one in the OP might be the "walnut" finish, it looks darker than natural.
Ralf
Thanks! I’ve emailed him to see if it’s still available.not sure that i'd agree the "black headstock veneer" was removed...in this era those veneers are rosewood or mahogany color, so it looks right. But anything is possible.
I may have a spare back plate. Hans probably has the correct tuners, and he may have some of them here in New York possibly
Thanks! Just waiting to hear back from seller if it’s still availableHello - yes it should be a black.
I have a close S/N (52559) and it's veneer is black with the inlays.
Hello - yes it should be a black.
I have a close S/N (52559) and it's veneer is black with the inlays.
Here's what Hans has said in the past about that:
Guild guitars were made in batches of 6, 12 or 24 etc. From a manufacturing standpoint it was easier to make them in batches because of the change of tooling necessary to produce the different models. When the superstructures were completed they were serial numbered, which took place in the 'finishing' dept. After that the finish was applied and the guitars were hung to dry. After sufficient drying they would be buffed and placed in racks, where they would stay till an order came in. Obviously, if they started production they already had orders, but not always for the complete batch. Only the guitars they had orders for (plus the guitars that could be put in inventory because they were ordered on a regular basis) would be taken to 'final assembly', where the superstructure would get all the necessary parts to become a musical instrument and where it would be set up. Now the order in which they were taken from the racks was random, so it was possible for a higher serial number to come through 'final assembly' before a lower number. A lower serial number could stay on the racks for a very long time while a later serial number would already be hanging on a dealer's wall. I have several instruments in my collection that have serial numbers of which I know they were applied in a specific year; I also know that some of the hardware on these instruments was introduced years later, which shows that these instruments stayed on the racks for a very long time before they came through 'final assembly'. This usually happened with instruments that were not very popular during a specific period or with instruments that were already discontinued. So the serial number on a guitar doesn't automatically tell you when a guitar was completed and in some cases this explains some of the quirky stuff you might come across.
Why do you say that?
he is just talking about the headstock, not the color of the guitar
It was clear as the discussion was if the headstock should have had a black veneer, not if the guitar should have been black.Obviously not clear but OK.