I’ve been playing this old and beat up D40 for a couple years and finally bought it from my buddy who’s had it since 1975 or 76. He bought it in Hollywood back then used. A extra pick guard was added and removed, the fret board may have been re-done and the Guild sticker up high by the tuner was removed and looks to be painted over. The inside serial sticker is only partially legible. I can make out about 75% of it. The model D 40 is legible the serial number only the first letter “A” is legible. The “Ho” for Hoboken and the last “y” in New Jersey are legible. The guitar is light and sounds absolutely amazing, especially for its condition. I have yet to hear another acoustic sound this good. The serial number on the backside up high by the tuners is stamped- AJ 3578. And when I looked that up on another serial number site, it cannot place the guitar, and does not have any record of that number, and is not consistent with Hoboken made.. I realize that guild moved from Hoboken to Rhode Island in the very late 60s. And my questions are - can we place the year that the guitar is made based upon the stamped serial number, was the guitar made in Hoboken? Or is it possible that the Rhode Island factory was still using the Hoboken stickers early on for the D 40? I believe the guitar is mahogany with a spruce top. It looks to be a Brazilian redwood neck. I am attaching some photos. Thanks for any help
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