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This 1981 Guild G 312 NT (serial Number DJ 100184) belongs to a friend. It's been sitting in it's case for several decades. I'll try and describe what I see are some issues. 1. The neck should probably be re-set. It plays well and the action is ok but as you can see in the pics, a straight...

I need to replace the hard case for my '69 F212. I'm considering a hybrid gator case, gl-jumbo. I'm pretty sure the guitar will fit. Can anybody confirm. Or, suggest a better option.

In the thread re: Gibson Country and Western the subject of the plastic, adjustable bridges came up. By coincidence I'm in the midst of replacing a plastic bridge on a friends 1963/64 Gibson B25. I thought the gang might be interested in seeing some of the issues involved in putting things...

A good friend and local musician wrote this. Plays all the instruments and sings lead and harmony vocals. Thought some of the LTG gang might be intereste.

So something a bit different. I recently bought an old Harmony Sovereign. As is typical it needed a neck-reset. Rather than simply doing that i decided to have the guitar rebuilt with X bracing, neck reset, new pin bridge. Here is the guitar with the top off so you can see the new bracing...

A friend asked me to fix a lifting bridge on his GAD 1512. The bridge was lifting on the back edge. You could just slip a business card a 1/4" or so under the corner on the upper bout side. Some other lifting to a lesser degree was also evident all along the back edge. I carefully removed...

Spotted this M-140 in a small shop in Jerusalem. If you zoom in you can see the price, 2,800 shekels. That's about $780US. And another picture of some of the other instruments in this little shop

I did a couple of bridge fixes on some inexpensive, laminate top guitars recently. Both showed pretty clearly what a laminate really looks like. Thought some forum'ites might be interested. First pic is one of the guitars prior to pulling the bridge off. Not much holding it on. If you look...

Ok this is a VERY long shot. More like a hail mary throw. I need one gear and the set screw for a classical repair. Maybe some body has a box of odd parts and has a gear and screw. Or if somebody has a broken tuner set I'd probably buy the whole shebang and cobble together what I need. I'm...

I have decided to sell the M20 I recently acquired and rehabbed. You can check out the work in this thread. http://letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?187844-M20-project Reason for selling??? The 1 5/8" nut is just to narrow for me. I knew going into the project the narrow neck would be an...

I recently picked up this 1958 M20. Obviously in need of some serious TLC. Most obvious and serious issues are the split saddle and bridge pulling up from the soundboard. Saddle came out with just a bit of tugging. With a bit of heat and gentle application of a putty knife and single edge...

This old girl needs a bit of TLC. This is the first "good" guitar I ever bought. Built in 1975. I bought her in the mid 80's. Micarta nut and a bone saddle, not original. So let's review the issues first. The saddle, as you can see in the pics is very low. Note also a bridge doctor has...

I have decided to part ways with most of the herd. My 1988 D-60 (sn#D600155) is one of the best spruce/rosewood dreads I've ever played. Big, bold sound. Really comes alive when you lean into it with a pick. But also sounds wonderful with a restrained fingerpicking style. She does have some...

I stumbled across an Ovation Classical today. 1624-4. Pretty banged up, needs some TLC but all stuff I can deal with. Anybody care to fire out a value estimate. Obviously a SWAG w/o pics but fire anyway.

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The six on a plate, open gear tuners had been giving me fits for a while. First step was to take the original set apart, then clean and oil them. Helped but still problems. Next step, I got another used set, cobbled together the best 12 gear assemblies, put it all together, cleaned and oiled...

I stopped by the local (Clearwater, Fl) Sam Ash today. Nice assortment of Guild flat tops. Some NH builds, same Chinese builds and one used Tacoma C0-1. I played them all (6-7 models) and did not find a dud in the bunch. The two that really stood out however, a used C0-1 and a new GAD...

I stopped by the local (Clearwater, Fl) Sam Ash yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised to see a nice assortment of new and used Guilds. I played a D-40CE and 50CE standard. They also had a couple of imports, what we used to call GADs and a used Tacoma C0-1. The young sales person who was in...

I have decided to put my just acquired F-512 up for grabs. I took on the restoration project knowing I would likely not keep the guitar. Jumbo's and I are just not a good fit. Knew that going in but I really wanted to bring this old girl back to life and get the chance to play/own a 512, even...

Well after a long visit at the luthier, an inspection at his shop in Baltimore, then a USPS shipment to Fla., the early 70's F-512 has arrived. Phew. She plays and sounds terrific. Much bigger, louder, bolder sound than the F-212. Lots of low end presence and a very bright, shimmery top...