Guild and adjustable bridges?

[chazmo]

Did Guild ever offer an acoustic with a (dreaded) adjustable bridge?

Ibanez (Hoshino) copied several of the Guild models in the '70s, and the fellow selling this guitar mentions that he thinks it's a Martin copy... However, I was thinking how much the block inlays remind me of a Guild... What do you think? Anyone else think this looks Guild-ish?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0052821950

 

[clark bjorke]

That bridge was available on several Japanese made acoustics back in the day. I think the block inlays look generic, too. Other than the 3 piece back I don't see that this is a D-35 copy either. Just an Ibanez dred IMO.

 

[chazmo]

Fair enough, Clarke. Although most of the Ibanez Concords from this era were Gibby / Guild / Martin copies...

But point taken. For that matter, do you guys know if Martin ever used an adjustable bridge on their dreads?

 

[clark bjorke]

For that matter, do you guys know if Martin ever used an adjustable bridge on their dreads?[/quote]


Gibson made a few. I had a '71 Epi 12 string that had a very similar adjustable bridge and my wife's Gibson "Blue Ridge" dred has one not much different. Never saw an adjustable bridge on a Martin.