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hey brother- love those pics.... you have played the finish right off the neck!

I will start this with an excerpt of a note I wrote to Tom Jacobs, of JACOBS CUSTOM GUITARS, INC in Merrit Island Florida "Hello Tom, I recently was given a 1964 Guild M-30 by the original owner who never learned to play it and basically kept it in a case for 50+ years. It was never...

I ordered a Gator Cases Hard-Shell Wood Case for Martin 000-Style Acoustic Guitars (GWE-000AC) and it fit perfectly. I was considering a flight case style also, but that case actually was a few pounds heavier than the 9 lb. Gator case.

I recently had a 1964 M-30 restored by Tom Jacobs that included a neck reset, and a laundry list of other issues caused by age and neglect. The quality of his work is unbelievable, and the cost was very reasonable. I live just west of Philadelphia about an hour away from the Martin factory. I...

Yes I did. We had a nice chat and by looking at his website I agree that he does nice work. He has a backlog of jobs and wasn't in a position to take on more work.

I do believe you are right. .. certainly about Tom Jacobs. It's clear after chatting with him that he has the experience bring this old guitar back. It's packed up and ready to got to Florida. I appreciate the difficulty of working on devices or systems that are unfamiliar having spent...

Thanks... that is precisely the kind of information I was.hoping to find.

he is an artist . He thought it was a beautiful guitar and bought it without. knowing... or ever learning how to play it. I think he realized after all those years that he was never going to learn to play and gave it to me.

I keep all my guitars in my basement music room. Humidity is usually 50% (+/- 2%) and the dehumidifier. kicks on at 56%. I'm hearing lots of voices telling me to get professional help (some inside my head, some outside) so I'm putting my own restoration plans on hold and letting the guitar...

Wow-- those posts go way beyond casual conversation and are very useful. I can't thank you enough for the concise explanations, insight and benefit of your experience... I'm certainly in your debt and will be taking a good hard look at what I have before I start taking action . indeed, the gap...

I don't doubt that... it seems like everyone I have talked to is begging off on this job. In it's present condition it's ok for cowboy chords and bottleneck but not much else. I'm sure that taking a guitar apart is not the same as putting one together, but I am pretty much decided that I will...

I recently was gifted a '64 guild M-30 that spent the last 50+ years sleeping in a closet. It looks and sounds great and is undamaged, but needs some restoration due to it's age. Not surprisingly, the plastic on the headstock and pick guard has shrunk - separating from the head stock and...

still looking but in the meantime I have an Alvarez AF70CE with a case that fits the Guild like a glove. Thank you for all the input... it helped me a lot.

I think this is a pretty good fit for the M-30... a little snug on the lower bout but a snug fit may be a more secure fit... were only talking about 1/16" https://www.tkl.com/products/21190-tkl-concepttm-om-000-guitar-case#tab_product_specifications this has a little more wiggle room in the...

upper bout is 11 3/4" lower bout is 15 5/16" depth is 4" at lower bout waist is 6 3/4" from neck joint total length of body is 19 1/2"

thanks for the link. I don't want a Rolls Royce guitar case.... something like that screams "STEAL ME " !! checking out TKL for sure

thanks for the tip-I could be mistaken but that looks like a dreadnought case to me

Thanks for the link. That looks like the right shape but it's hard to judge the condition without seeing (and smelling) the case as well as trying on on for fit. Hard to do from Philadelphia, PA. My guitar came with what I believe to be the original case, as the friend who gave it to me is...

Thanks for the tip... I only have one pic at the moment. It is in remarkable condition for it's age with the bridge lifting slightly from the body from string tension and the plastic veneer on the headstock separating from the headstock being the only problems. I restrung it with light gauge...

I recently was given a '64 M-30 mahogany acoustic guitar by the original owner. The case, which may be the original case, is a low quality chipboard case. The case is not in bad condition but I'd like to keep it in a better hardshell case to better protect the guitar. I'm looking for...