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In the Buy, Sell, Trade section I posted I was looking for a 14 fret OM Orpheum, and after a few weeks I got a personal message from someone in the forum indicting they had one for sale. They sent me their email address, and quickly provided pictures of a nice pristine OM Orpheum. As I started...

Thanks for link, but I'm only interested in the 14 fret version.

Bump! :) Well, it's that time of year where folks reconsider their guitars before the holidays. Maybe you've got a 14 fret Orpheum OM in Mahogany or Rosewood (mint to excellent shape), which might help fund your next goal? If so, send me note and maybe I can save you a trip to Reverb. I'm...

Thanks for the feedback!

I know these guitars rarely come up these days, but if you own one and are contemplating how to gather funds for your next purchase...we might be able to help each other out. ;) My goal is to find an excellent to mint example, so if that's your guitar I'll respect that detail as we land on a...

In 2018 I bought a used NH 2012 F-30R Standard from a small guitar store in Atlanta which mostly carries nice upper end guitars (Collings, Santa Cruz, Lowden, Martin, etc.). When I compared it to a new Martin and Collings OM size the Guild's volume placed a far distant third? The tone was...

I'll throw another option into mix. ;) I have a NH F30R and landed on Elixir HD Lights after going through my own string odyssey. They’re 13-53, so the high strings are from a traditional medium set. Supposedly this combination creates more tension on the top while retaining a somewhat closer...

I've used many strings on my NH F-30R, and so far the roster includes the following. - D'adarrio's: EXP16 & Nickel Bronze - Ernie Ball: Earthworks & Aluminum Bronze - Martin's: Monel's, Lawrence Jubber's, Tommy Emmanual's, Cleartone versions, and finally the Titanium's - Elixir: Light's in...

Thank you for all the thoughts and feedback! I knew I had a quick trip to Nashville in my future and knew I would have time to check out some guitars while in town, so I wanted to get some ideas before I went to possibly some of the top shops in southeast for vintage guitars. Well, this trip I...

As I plan a future purchase, and I'm currently targeting vintage guitars, and I'm getting an education on how original condition, modifications, and any old or future repairs impact the price of every guitar. With so many factors to consider, it seems the range of pricing and expectation of...

Thank you for all the stories and insight! Although everyone may have different ideas when it comes to a "dream guitar", it's helpful to hear about different models and learn why someone fell in love with it. Who knows? Someone may describe the tone or complete package that you've been...

It's a long story, but about a year ago I received a near mint 2012 F30R as a surprise gift from my father that I've really enjoyed. It was a replacement for a guitar I had given away, and I was in the process of trying to save up for a possible "dream guitar" when this amazing blessing came my...

LOL! It just goes to show you can't take anything for granted. I'll update the post to Reno's Music. Thank you for the insight! Robert

F312 - I added toward the end of my post with the chart the phrase below, and it would include a F30R Standard Reno Custom Shop models. "As a side note, there have been a few examples of variations or models produced outside of what was officially listed in the catalog." From what I remember...

Thanks for all the feedback on the chart! I updated it to reflect everyone's thoughts, but please let me know if I missed anything else. Robert

Congratulations!! You scooped up a very rare bird! Thanks to GAD I downloaded copies of the Guild catalogs for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, & 2014. https://www.gad.net/Blog/guild-guitar-catalogs/ According to what's printed, Guild officially made the following Standard F30 versions during these...

About 2 years ago I picked up a NH made F30R, and noticed it had an odor after I got it home. The best way to describe the odor is it smelled like a old moldy instrument case. About twenty years ago I had owned a 1953 saxophone that had a real-deal old moldy instrument case, so this was a...

Thanks guys! I understand about the legal rights, and my plan was to simply make coffee mug for myself. What's currently available through the Guild store are black mugs, and I would like to have something else.

I stumbled on a webpage that appears to have a screenshot of the Guild website, back when Guild was in New Hartford. https://www.chorder.com/news/gear/guild-at-namm-2013-331 The Guild logo and factory background look good to me and thought I might try to make something out of it. Does anyone...

This afternoon I spoke to Guild customer service and they told me the production records for New Hartford were not available, and indicated they didn't receive hardly any records from Fender when they acquired the company in 2014? Oh well. I do have an idea that could help add to our...