adorshki
Reverential Member
Except that rims were finished before tops were mounted and if the neckblocks were stamped "F112" then I'd assume that meant they were suitable for a wider 12-string neck.Fwiw, my two-brace F-30R is stamped Nov 1973 (two tone-bars south of the bridgeplate, and two small braces both east & west of the bridgeplate) - no F-112 marking.
Seems like the most probable explanation would be that Guild was coverting F-112 tops to the F-30’s 6-string configuration, based on sales demand or projections at a given moment in time.
Unless they used the same block. (Your post caused me to clarify my earlier post above since that is possible, but doesn't seem likely.)
Anyway, it means that the whole body and not just the tops were diverted from 12-string use, if that's what was happening.
Another possibility occurs to me but it would require further research to confirm my memory of time frame and I don't have the luxury of the time at the moment:
"IIRC" the F112 got the Westerly mini-jumbo shape before the F30 did, perhaps these F30's marked with F-112 were rims or bodies ready for necks from the original F-112 outline which had already been replaced?
There was also the issue of the very slightly wider F30r lower bout width as cited in Hans' book, perhaps there was simply some balancing of matching tops and rims between the different bodies/tops in order to clear out the old stock as quickly as possible?
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