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Sorry to have been absent for a few days, but there was a Covid-19 death last week at a senior living center less than a mile from my house. Many other residents and several staff at that facility have since tested positive for the virus, and the center regularly bused residents to grocery and retail stores around town -- many of them the same stores my wife and I frequent. They didn't stop the busing until the day after the resident died because he was only tested and diagnosed post-mortem. So, my attention has been focused elsewhere.
But, three issues for today: first, I started this thread to gather opinions about which era(s) of used F-512's to seek out and which, if any, to avoid, and in the process learned about the JF-55-12. Then about 1987's JF-65R-12. Then about the JF100 and JF100C-12's. Are there any other jumbo rosewood 12-string model designations I should be alert for in my search for what has now become an "F-512-ish" Guild? (I do know of the F-612 but don't think I need to worry about coming across one of those -- or affording it if I did.)
Second, I'm the person who started the "Has anyone ever seen this pick guard before?" thread
https://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?188345-Has-anyone-ever-seen-this-pick-guard-before
back in 2016 prior to having a lot of work done on my F-412. For any of you who remember that thread and have ever wondered about the outcome, I did provide the information on all of the final decisions regarding what work was done and much of the thought process that went into the details in post #64 in that thread (and I did post a link to some photos in #65), but I made that post something like 2 and a half years after the final pre-renovation post, so not many saw it. I have made one minor change to the guitar since then: swapping out the ebony volume and tone knobs I thought I wanted (in order for them to be in keeping with the new ebony bridge and black pick guard) for brass knobs with MOP inserts. I think the new knobs do a much better job of blending in with the guitar's top. I just thought the ebony ones were too visually intrusive. If you want to see a photo of that '68 F-412 as it exists today, here is a link:
https://thepaulhundleygallery.com/#/gallery/f-412/f-412-2020-03-21-4000px-ss/http://
Finally, I don't know how many have seen the post making its way around Facebook asking people to post photos of them with their guitars. Since we are under mandatory lock-down (basically house arrest) I had time to take that picture last night. The link immediately above also has that photo, or you can see it at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218382492168469&set=p.10218382492168469&type=3&theater
Stay healthy!
But, three issues for today: first, I started this thread to gather opinions about which era(s) of used F-512's to seek out and which, if any, to avoid, and in the process learned about the JF-55-12. Then about 1987's JF-65R-12. Then about the JF100 and JF100C-12's. Are there any other jumbo rosewood 12-string model designations I should be alert for in my search for what has now become an "F-512-ish" Guild? (I do know of the F-612 but don't think I need to worry about coming across one of those -- or affording it if I did.)
Second, I'm the person who started the "Has anyone ever seen this pick guard before?" thread
https://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?188345-Has-anyone-ever-seen-this-pick-guard-before
back in 2016 prior to having a lot of work done on my F-412. For any of you who remember that thread and have ever wondered about the outcome, I did provide the information on all of the final decisions regarding what work was done and much of the thought process that went into the details in post #64 in that thread (and I did post a link to some photos in #65), but I made that post something like 2 and a half years after the final pre-renovation post, so not many saw it. I have made one minor change to the guitar since then: swapping out the ebony volume and tone knobs I thought I wanted (in order for them to be in keeping with the new ebony bridge and black pick guard) for brass knobs with MOP inserts. I think the new knobs do a much better job of blending in with the guitar's top. I just thought the ebony ones were too visually intrusive. If you want to see a photo of that '68 F-412 as it exists today, here is a link:
https://thepaulhundleygallery.com/#/gallery/f-412/f-412-2020-03-21-4000px-ss/http://
Finally, I don't know how many have seen the post making its way around Facebook asking people to post photos of them with their guitars. Since we are under mandatory lock-down (basically house arrest) I had time to take that picture last night. The link immediately above also has that photo, or you can see it at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218382492168469&set=p.10218382492168469&type=3&theater
Stay healthy!
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