I have a Guild F212XL S/N Begins with AE. Owner thinks it's a 1971 model. A google search brought up page 129 from The Guild Guitar Book. AE prefix applies to 1966 per that reference.
The guitar has the Chesterfield logo and label says Hoboken, NJ.
Guitar was rescued from a pawn shop by the owner's brother to keep it from being sold by the shop.
It's a little rough. Has cracks, some repaired. One large crack down the middle of the lower bout is not repaired. Fretboard takes a dive at the top and frets appear to have been leveled to compensate. Tuners are not original. I took it to a luthier. He didn't think he could fix the sunken top but the guitar might benefit from a neck reset and refret.
It plays ok and sounds really good!
Anybody know anything about the history of this guitar? Is it actually a 1966 model? Owner wants to sell and I have no idea what to offer.
Thanks,
Mike
The guitar has the Chesterfield logo and label says Hoboken, NJ.
Guitar was rescued from a pawn shop by the owner's brother to keep it from being sold by the shop.
It's a little rough. Has cracks, some repaired. One large crack down the middle of the lower bout is not repaired. Fretboard takes a dive at the top and frets appear to have been leveled to compensate. Tuners are not original. I took it to a luthier. He didn't think he could fix the sunken top but the guitar might benefit from a neck reset and refret.
It plays ok and sounds really good!
Anybody know anything about the history of this guitar? Is it actually a 1966 model? Owner wants to sell and I have no idea what to offer.
Thanks,
Mike