Guild G37 with a mahogany neck

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Nice! With the German Kolb (or correctly ROKO) tuners. (made by Robert Kolb in Bubenreuth).

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What a nice guitar!! Pickguard should be no problem to replace. I love those Guild branded tuners, as well!! Congrats!! (y)
Thanks davisman! The wear on it is a testament to how she sounds, somebody played this guitar a lot!!...and yes!! these tuners are something I've never seen. I meant to post a question about those, Ralf chimed before I got back home to post. They still work great!!
 

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Congrats, cool guitar! Be sure to remove any remaining adhesive residue if
you decide to put on a new pickguard. Naptha has worked well for me in the
past doing this.
 
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Congrats, cool guitar! Be sure to remove any remaining adhesive residue if
you decide to put on a new pickguard. Naptha has worked well for me in the
past doing this.
Thanks very much!! I have pickguard material coming, thanks for the tip. Naphtha is denatured alcohol right?
 

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No. NAPTHA is a solvent that is non-toxic to most finishes. It's also the main ingredient in lighter fluid. Denatured alcohol might get the glue off, but you don't want to leave it on any finish for more than a fleeting moment. Better to use NAPTHA as it will leave the finish alone! (y)
 

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Seconding what Tom wrote! Denatured Alcohol is a pretty hot solvent,
will melt certain plastics, and IME it evaporates too quickly to be a good adhesive remover.
Pure naptha on a soft clean white cotton rag - small area at a time,
let it soak on an adhesive spot for bit, it should soften and then
can be carefully wiped off. It'll take some care and diligence.
 

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They are the first set I've seen, for sure.
Those Kolb (or correctly ROKO) tuners were also used on other Guild models like this 1968 built D-40 (left picture). The right picture shows different ROKO tuners on a 1972 S-100. All those ROKO parts had excellent quality.

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Robert Kolb's company used "ROKO" as the brand name but already closed in 1985.
He delivered metal parts to local guitar builders like Höfner, Framus, Klira, but also to Gretsch and Guild.
That was him:

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Those Kolb (or correctly ROKO) tuners were also used on other Guild models like this 1968 built D-40 (left picture). The right picture shows different ROKO tuners on a 1972 S-100. All those ROKO parts had excellent quality.

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Robert Kolb's company "ROKO" closed in 1985.
He delivered metal parts to local guitar builders like Höfner, Framus, Klira, but also to Gretsch and Guild.
That was him:

1634417951081.png

Ralf
Very interesting, they definitely are well made and good looking tuners, as well. My D40 has the big sealed tuners with the little “bubble” on them. They are the tuners I’ve seen, most commonly on the guilds I’ve really looked over…..I’m still cutting my teeth lol. Thanks Rallf
 

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No. NAPTHA is a solvent that is non-toxic to most finishes. It's also the main ingredient in lighter fluid. Denatured alcohol might get the glue off, but you don't want to leave it on any finish for more than a fleeting moment. Better to use NAPTHA as it will leave the finish alone! (y)

Seconding what Tom wrote! Denatured Alcohol is a pretty hot solvent,
will melt certain plastics, and IME it evaporates too quickly to be a good adhesive remover.
Pure naptha on a soft clean white cotton rag - small area at a time,
let it soak on an adhesive spot for bit, it should soften and then
can be carefully wiped off. It'll take some care and diligence.
Thanks for the heads up!! I’ll pick up some naphtha
 

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Thanks for the heads up!! I’ll pick up some naphtha
You might find naphtha in local hardware stores (home depot, ace, or?). If you don't, it's the same as "white gas," the same stuff you might use in a gas camp (Coleman) stove. Coleman fuel works also... but does have other additives in it that might make it more expensive.
 

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Naphtha is readily available. Folks often cite lighter fluid as the same thing, but again there could be additives - so get the good stuff!
 

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I'm in the process of upgratng tunere and will be going with Waverlys. Should I get solid or slotted? Thanks.
 

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Should I get solid or slotted?
Depends what headstock your guitar has! Slotted headstock or solid headstock? That will give you the answer. Also you need to take measurements of the existing holes in the headstock so the new tuners will fit.


Use the drawings of the tuners from manufacturers webpages to find our what will fit to your specific guitar (diameter of axis, length of axis, position of the hole for the strings, diameter of bushings inside and outside, maybe position of mounting screw holes,...)

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whoa, ezstrummer - nice G37! Here's mine - my 2nd, a near-sibling to yours!
Had no intention of ever getting another G37 but ended up with this one anyway -
I believe this one is a '77. Very different instrument than my previous '80 G37.

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