GUILD F50r New Hartford....May Be....
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I didn't get much opportunity to play New Hartford's F-50R, Badger, but the F-50 (arched maple, that is) was best of breed, in my not-so-humble opinion. Having said that, I had an early F-50R (1971, if I remember correctly) that I loved dearly. I ended up buying from and then selling back that one to our member "frosty" who made much better music with it than I ever could. 
Anyway, it'd be tough to beat that guitar.
Anyway, it'd be tough to beat that guitar.wileypickett
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I have a Westerly F50 and F50R, and agree with Chaz's assessment 100%. But I've never come across a New Hartford version in order to compare them.
It's been said before, but New Hartford's build quality was exceptionally fine.
Even when the sound of their guitars didn't quite match Westerly's standard (maybe they will -- give 'em time!) the one thing they had over the Westerlys was the sheer playability of the new necks, especially on their 12-strings.
It's been said before, but New Hartford's build quality was exceptionally fine.
Even when the sound of their guitars didn't quite match Westerly's standard (maybe they will -- give 'em time!) the one thing they had over the Westerlys was the sheer playability of the new necks, especially on their 12-strings.
Cougar
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New Hartford F-50R is the ultimate 6-string in my book. Holy Grail.
GGJaguar
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New Hartford F-50R is the ultimate 6-string in my book. Holy Grail.
Nice silking in that top!
SFIV1967
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Cougar
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TX did tip me off about it, but it didn't come from him. It was on reverb.
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Dave Van Ronk owned two...would they have been made in Hackensack? (The Jersey Stomp is now stuck in my mind!)
Hi, Bill. I think you meant Hoboken, but definitely at least one of his two was made there. I'm not sure if the other one was Hoboken or Westerly.
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You are right! I am so embarrassed. Got his "Haaakensaack!" on the brain...wileypickett
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I saw Van Ronk a couple times, but both were before my interest in Guild, so I failed to appreciate what he was doing all that fine fingerpicking on.
Digression: I grew up in northern Jersey, and spent time in all those Jersey places. One of my favorites (in Hackensack!) was the Weyman Brothers Bookstore. The pair were both still living when I shopped there and regular patrons will recall (with fondness) the sounds ot the two siblings bickering over something or another as you wandered the dusty aisles of bookcases.
They weren't exactly a used bookstore but might as well have been, as their stock was decades old. I found rarities every time I went there and became enough of a regular they let me sift through the stock on the second floor, which was normally off-limits. I spent hours up there. The upstairs had been a nursery in the '20 or '30s and the walls were covered in paintings of Humpty Dumpty, Mother Goose, Jack & Jill, the Cow Jumping Over the Moon, etc., done in that old Buster Brown-style artwork.
I can still go through my bookshelves today and point to the books I got at Weyman. Broke my heart when the brothers died and they tore that building down (to quote Rev. Gary Davis).
Digression: I grew up in northern Jersey, and spent time in all those Jersey places. One of my favorites (in Hackensack!) was the Weyman Brothers Bookstore. The pair were both still living when I shopped there and regular patrons will recall (with fondness) the sounds ot the two siblings bickering over something or another as you wandered the dusty aisles of bookcases.
They weren't exactly a used bookstore but might as well have been, as their stock was decades old. I found rarities every time I went there and became enough of a regular they let me sift through the stock on the second floor, which was normally off-limits. I spent hours up there. The upstairs had been a nursery in the '20 or '30s and the walls were covered in paintings of Humpty Dumpty, Mother Goose, Jack & Jill, the Cow Jumping Over the Moon, etc., done in that old Buster Brown-style artwork.
I can still go through my bookshelves today and point to the books I got at Weyman. Broke my heart when the brothers died and they tore that building down (to quote Rev. Gary Davis).
blakeb2193
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I think the NH F50 maples are the best sounding jumbos of any guild era. I have played/owned over a hundred guilds, and the NH F50m was my favorite. I buy and sell guilds, so i get the opportunity to play/own more guilds than the average person.