I appologize for the length of this post. If you do not know what a Guild DV72 is, then please disregard this message. IF you do know what it is or own - know someone that owns a DV72 - then please read this message:
My father purchased a DV72 From Mammoth Music in Anchorage Alaska in '94 or '95. He had it set up with a LR Baggs Duet II (I think) pickup. It was the kind that is hidden in the soundhole. He moved from Alaska to Spokane Washington in 2002. He fell on hard times and had to pawn his Guild. My brother and I never knew that the Guild was gone until recently when his personal belongings arrived back in Alaska and his Guild was not there.
My father was a retired Army Aviator that served 22 years in the military. He had been in and out of the hospital for months. The VA kept telling him that he was fine. I moved him back to Alaska to be close to family. Nine days after arriving back home in Eagle River, he found out he had stage IV lung cancer and died 28 days later.
I have a tremendous desire to find this instrument because of my father's love for it. I believe I can locate the serial number from my mother. I know that the guitar went through a little trauma. I had brought it to a guitar shop in Bellvue Washington in 2000 to have repairs made to the top. The nut and saddle were also replaced at that time. The trauma resulted in cracks visible in the top finish. For anyone that is skeptical about my story, I can produce pictures of my father playing his DV72 leading worship music.
What I hope to accomplish:
1. Find out what happened to the guitar and purchase if possible.
2. Purchase a DV72 to eventually trade for my father's guitar (if I can find it).
3. Use word of mouth and the internet to locate something that is very dear to me. I use to play this guitar and I loved it. I never knew what my dad had until I started looking for it.
What I know:
1. I am 99% positive the guitar was pawned.
2. The pawn shop that took the guitar was located in Spokane Washington.
3. Based on visits with my father and going off memory, I am 90% positive the guitar was pawned between '04 and '06
4. The case was not made by Guild and I remember it had a humidifier with a sound hole cover.
Please respond to this post if you have any information about a DV72 that fits the circumstances outlined above. Also, if you know of a DV72 that is for sale and reasonably priced, I also appreciate that information. I have been scouring the net for the last week and know of one listed for 5K down south and the one that just sold out of Gig Harbor. You may alos e-mail me directly at yeomansalaska@gmail.com.
THank you for taking the time to read this and I appreciate your interest.
Matt
My father purchased a DV72 From Mammoth Music in Anchorage Alaska in '94 or '95. He had it set up with a LR Baggs Duet II (I think) pickup. It was the kind that is hidden in the soundhole. He moved from Alaska to Spokane Washington in 2002. He fell on hard times and had to pawn his Guild. My brother and I never knew that the Guild was gone until recently when his personal belongings arrived back in Alaska and his Guild was not there.
My father was a retired Army Aviator that served 22 years in the military. He had been in and out of the hospital for months. The VA kept telling him that he was fine. I moved him back to Alaska to be close to family. Nine days after arriving back home in Eagle River, he found out he had stage IV lung cancer and died 28 days later.
I have a tremendous desire to find this instrument because of my father's love for it. I believe I can locate the serial number from my mother. I know that the guitar went through a little trauma. I had brought it to a guitar shop in Bellvue Washington in 2000 to have repairs made to the top. The nut and saddle were also replaced at that time. The trauma resulted in cracks visible in the top finish. For anyone that is skeptical about my story, I can produce pictures of my father playing his DV72 leading worship music.
What I hope to accomplish:
1. Find out what happened to the guitar and purchase if possible.
2. Purchase a DV72 to eventually trade for my father's guitar (if I can find it).
3. Use word of mouth and the internet to locate something that is very dear to me. I use to play this guitar and I loved it. I never knew what my dad had until I started looking for it.
What I know:
1. I am 99% positive the guitar was pawned.
2. The pawn shop that took the guitar was located in Spokane Washington.
3. Based on visits with my father and going off memory, I am 90% positive the guitar was pawned between '04 and '06
4. The case was not made by Guild and I remember it had a humidifier with a sound hole cover.
Please respond to this post if you have any information about a DV72 that fits the circumstances outlined above. Also, if you know of a DV72 that is for sale and reasonably priced, I also appreciate that information. I have been scouring the net for the last week and know of one listed for 5K down south and the one that just sold out of Gig Harbor. You may alos e-mail me directly at yeomansalaska@gmail.com.
THank you for taking the time to read this and I appreciate your interest.
Matt
