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It looks like it has a split saddle. Perhaps there was intonation problems with the long scale.

Denver's second F-612. First view I've seen with it "plugged in". All the other pics I've seen of it show it being mic-ed up.

I suppose if I had a vintage Martin D-45 I'd be rather reluctant to drill a hole in it too....

Owner of GF55056 here. It looks like the serial number on the headstock has been over-struck with the correct number. To me the last 3 digits are "125" which is more in tune with the number of GF55's constructed. I have never heard exactly how many GF55's were made, but heard it was less than...

I tune my '71 F-412 down a 1/2 step. It had a neck reset before I bought it in the mid-1990s, and I don't want it go have to go through another one in my lifetime.

I think F-312s had naked fretboards too.

A GF-55 is essentially an F-50 with all the bling, but 16" across the lower bout as opposed to 17" for the F-50. there were built in the mid-late 1980's. Mine is an '89 model. Serial number GF55057. Somewhere I read or was told they made only 75 of them.

My GF-55 has a 16" lower bout. Upper bout is 11 1/2". Depth at the end block is 5", same as my F-412.

How does the dimensions of a F-47 compare to the "GF" series?

To go way back in this thread, at which point did the F-412 become a regular production instrument and not a special order? I have a 1971 model that also scares my cat. I always thought it was my playing and singing that did that... I put in a sound hole plug to keep her happy as well as to cut...

My '71 F-412 has a rosewood bridge.

The "Runout" situation is nothing new. Here is my 1971 F-412. It has been suggested that before the top aged and darkened, it wouldn't have been as obvious. It has absolutely no impact on the sound. I adds to the serious mojo that a 50+ year old instrument already has.

....... and the remaining 20 simply playing out of tune.

I agree that the octave G is what makes a 12 string. In fact Martin made made a Roger McGuinn 7 string model. It was a D-28 with an added octave G. I knew a guy who played finger style with a thumb pick. He found the octave low E and A strings to be too much with a thumb pick so he played a...

Elixer Nanowebs. Thin coating makes 'em sound new for months. With moderate playing, I can get six months out of a set

After 30-some years of playing, my beloved GF55 is in need of a re-fret - at least in the first 5-6 frets. Any suggestions for a Guitar-Fixit guy in the Phoenix metro area?

Old 12- string jokes: When tuning a 12 string guitar, determine which string is out of tune and then tune the other 11 to match it... and.. Those who play 12-string guitar spend half their lives tuning it, and the other half playing out of tune. And back to the topic: I'm a wimp. My '71...

To echo tommym, Guild sold at least 4 guitars because of John Denver's influence - the four I bought. If it hadn't been for JD's Guilds (and the one one owned by my early 1970's guitar teacher), I might have ended playing a Martin or (horrors!) a Gibson.

...and Mr Tuckfoot is a Model Railroader - judging from his choice of straight edge. I have exactly the same General Tools Model Railroad Reference Ruler on my workbench.....

A point to be made is the only laminated maple backed Guild guitars have arched backs, and the use of laminated wood is purely to be able to create the arched back