GUILD JF30-12
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adorshki
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Welcome aboard djpeyton!LOOKING TO CONFIRM THE DATE OF THIS GUITAR. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS JF30 1066
Gardman's info may be correct, but we also know that particular era of the JF30-12 s/n records has a very high rate of inaccuracy, examples have been pointed out before by our member @SFIV1967 (Ralf correct me if I'm wrong)
BUT in that late '80's -late '90's era Guild flattops routinely got a date stamp on the neck block, on a beveled edge usually on the treble side.
Very easy to miss and little awkward to sight unless you know you're looking for it.
That was actually the date the rim was completed, the actual final completion date was usually at least a couple of weeks later, sometimes longer for some models. So a late November '89 stamp could potentially actually be a '90 by s/n, for example.
And after all that, our member @hansmoust has records and should be able to confirm it easily.
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SFIV1967
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Well, one of the problems is that looking at the 1990-1992 numbers in the incorrect S/N list the JF-30-12 should have had a JF23 prefix...
What Dave said is right looking at that list but for instance Hans confirmed a JF30-12 with serial # JF300976 is from 1991... So that is proof how wrong the list is as that number would not fit to any of the numbers shown for 1991.
In any case the OPs JF30-12 is most probably also from 1991 (EDIT: Now confirmed by Hans below) and definitely not from 1990. The internal neck block date will better point to the year.
Ralf
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hansmoust
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Hello djpeyton,
Welcome!
Edit: Sorry, I was thinking the o.p. had a JF30 (after GardMan mentioned that the SNs for JF-30s in 1990 end with 1099), but it turned out to be a JF30-12, so the manufacturing date is 1991.
Sincerely,
Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl
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Cougar
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Well, there you have it. Welcome to LTG, DJ. Would love to see a pic of that JF30-12....
adorshki
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Check again, Hans Hans'd himself.
D30Man
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Nice!!! The yairi is no slouch either I’m sure!
Welcome to LTG, DJ! As you’re seeing there is no shortage of knowledge or enthusiasm here!
Welcome to LTG, DJ! As you’re seeing there is no shortage of knowledge or enthusiasm here!
adorshki
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Yep. Pretty desirable piece even outside a group of fans like us. They used magnificent woods and had excellent craftsmanship.
Yes I play the yairi more than the 12 string and its a very nice guitar. I don't know much about them
Beautiful guitar. I have noticed that it seems to be slightly out of tune on D chord. I was thinking of getting it set up again. Anyone else see this problem? I had a martin D 18 that did the same. I was told it can't be fixed.Yep. Pretty desirable piece even outside a group of fans like us. They used magnificent woods and had excellent craftsmanship.
RBSinTo
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djpeyton,
In the photo of the three guitars, what is the Brand Name of the blond dreadnought on the right side of the photo? I saw someone using a similar instrument in a teaching video, and was unable to determine the brand from the wordless logo on the headstock.
Please and thank you.
RBSinTo
In the photo of the three guitars, what is the Brand Name of the blond dreadnought on the right side of the photo? I saw someone using a similar instrument in a teaching video, and was unable to determine the brand from the wordless logo on the headstock.
Please and thank you.
RBSinTo
hansmoust
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RBSinTo
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Hans,
Thank you!
RBSinTo
Thank you!
RBSinTo
Cougar
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Gorgeous! I absolutely love my JF30-12 and play it all the time.
A setup sounds like a good idea. If the intonation is off, a good luthier can cut a new saddle to correct that. In other words, that can be fixed. Plus s/he'll make it easy to play, and with new strings, you won't be able to put her down.
Besides, that back is spectacular!
SFIV1967
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Now that you know it the headstock logo makes sense: An "A" and a "Y". The right logo is just Alvarez.
Ralf
wileypickett
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I’m very fond of Alvarez and Alvarez Yairi cedar topped guitars.
D30Man
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Back when I was a teenager a patron at my dads bar loaned me a yairi dread.. I did not want to give it back..