j.solomon said:
Well, mine is a d100-c and it just says d100 inside the soundhole. From what I can tell the serial numbers are not unique between the C and the normal D100.
Is there a better list of serial numbers and abbreviations somewhere?
Hello j.
Guild was never very consistent in the use of it's model designation-suffixes. If you have a copy of The Guild Guitar Book, there is a chapter on the way the various ones were used and how they, for instance, used the 'C' suffix as in D-25C for 'Cherry', which was the finish but they also used D-25C for a D-25 with a cutaway. The inconsistent use of these suffixes continued in later years all through the closing of the Westerly plant in 2001. I will explain that in Part II of The Guild Guitar Book.
The D-100 model designation without the 'C' is the normal designation for a D-100 with a carved heel from the later years of Westerly production.
The D-100 uses the same serial number series for both the regular model and the carved neck version.
As far as a better list of serial numbers is concerned, there is none published right now but there will be one in Part II of The Guild Guitar Book.
Sincerely,
Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl