12-String with headstock repair

[d-rock]

I've got an opportunity to trade on a 60's Guild 12-string F212. It's got a headstock repair, ugly but good work.

Any reservations I should have with the repair? The reason I ask is because I'm assuming the string tension will be twice as great as a 6-string?

 

[john_kidder]

Re: 12-String with headstock repair?

My G-312 had an undisclosed (and reasonably well disguised) headstock/neck repair when I got it. It works perfectly, I always tune up to pitch as well, so a solid repair has not caused me problems.

Resale value, though, is a different issue - there I expect to get clobbered.

 

[Brad Little]

Re: 12-String with headstock repair?

I have a '64 F-212 that had a headstock repair about ten years ago. I changed out the original tuners for Schaller minis and my best guess is that at some point it got knocked over (in its case) and the added weight just kept going. I keep it tuned to pitch (always have) and until a few years ago used pretty heavy strings for a 12 at pitch. No problems with the repair.

Brad

 

[sitka_spruce]

So has my darling D-212. The previous owner snapped the thing right off somehow and it required a disassembly of the entire neck (ugly cut through the fretboard at the 14th...). I heard at an other site having brought the issue up there, the joint may actually be more rigid than the wood itself. What bothers me more is the lifting bridge - why haven't I got around to having it seen to yet?

 

[kitniyatran]

It's my understanding that, if repaired Properly,

the joint may actually be more rigid than the wood itself.

. Never needed one, myself; however, the Insides of my head....

 

[john_kidder]

It's my understanding that, if repaired Properly,

the joint may actually be more rigid than the wood itself.

. Never needed one, myself; however, the Insides of my head....

I think it's that plastic wood in mine, sometimes made more flexible, hence less rigid with a joint?

 

[kitniyatran]

There is that, too!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Taylor Martin Guild]

I wouldn't give over $500.00 for the guitar.
Is your trade worth more than that?

 

[sitka_spruce]

It's my understanding that, if repaired Properly,

the joint may actually be more rigid than the wood itself.

. Never needed one, myself; however, the Insides of my head....

Yep, I feel the lucky one not having the head injury. Should mine snap off I most likely couldn't just stick it back again like that. :lol:

 

[d-rock]

I wouldn't give over $500.00 for the guitar.
Is your trade worth more than that?

Right around the same amount, maybe a few bucks more

 

[killdeer43]

Check this headstock repair.

Never was able to find out who did it, but it works and the D4-12 sounds super.

Joe

 

[Metalman]

I've got an opportunity to trade on a 60's Guild 12-string F212. It's got a headstock repair, ugly but good work.

Any reservations I should have with the repair? The reason I ask is because I'm assuming the string tension will be twice as great as a 6-string?

Do you have a picture of the repair? that would help in determining its value.

Dennis

 

[d-rock]

Well, I decided to go through on the trade. I was really nervous especially since I'm in Atlanta and it was shipping from Indiana. As it turns out, the repair is very stable. The "ugly" part I spoke of is that the lacquer needs to be filled, sanded flat and buffed. Not a big deal for me.

I've got to say that this thing sounds angelic! I've got her tuned down a whole step and she's beautiful. She's a '69 Hoboken F112. I had to snap a shot with my other Guilds for you guys. Here they are: '85 D35NT, '97 Starfire, '69 F112.

 

[capnjuan]

Hi d-rock and congratulations on your new guitar and steady nerves. Seems to me that you got Guild tone and playability at a discount ... hard to find anything wrong with that! CJ

 

[fungusyoung]

You guys are inspiring me to go grab my '73 F112... thanks for that! :mrgreen:

One day mine will need a neck re-set, and I will not hesitate to pay whatever is necessary to get the best possible job done. I love this guitar that much & more.