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I purchased a JF30 Serial Number CT000245 and I am having a hard time finding the build date, etc. Six String Sunburst with electronics. Thanks!
 

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I purchased a JF30 Serial Number CT000245 and I am having a hard time finding the build date, etc. Six String Sunburst with electronics. Thanks!
"CT" is a Corona CA prefix, and JF30's were only made in Corona in '02 and '03. 000245 is low enough to be an '02. Corona s/n's aren't doumented anywhere that I know of.
 
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"CT" is a Corona CA prefix, and JF30's were only made in Corona in '02 and '03. 000245 is low enough to be an '02. Corona s/n's aren't doumented anywhere that I know of.
Wow! Thank you for the awesome response. I could not find the CT on any search. 02 Guild with electronics and it sounds great. No marks at all. Hardly used I feel.
 

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Wow! Thank you for the awesome response. I could not find the CT on any search. 02 Guild with electronics and it sounds great. No marks at all. Hardly used I feel.
Welcome aboard! We love pics around here. :D

Coronas got a bit of a bad rap for a couple of reasons, but apparently besides playing time they just needed a little more aging than the 90's era Westerlys to really open up. I have an '04 Corona D40 and it needed about 12 years before it really blossomed, even after I put a couple of hundred hours on it in the first 7.

Bought it new 'cause I thought it might be my last chance to get a real US-built Guild. Expected it to be louder than my '96 D25 but was surprised it wasn't. Literally called it the sonic runt of the litter (have an '01 F65ce also) for about 5 or 6 years.

Anyway, give it a lot of playing time, that's what it takes. And every one of those I've seen has a great top, magnificent silking. It's gonna age very well, just like my D40.
 
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New to me VG condition JF30 with electronics from factory. 2002 Corona, CA (thanks to the above for assisting!) serial number CT000245.
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Another CA friend. Larrivee 50th Anniversary number 50/50! That is special.
 

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Wow, very nice JF-30! Congrats! And the inlay work on the Larrivee is insane!
 

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Now that there is remarkably pretty sunburst - gratulations ! 🥁
 
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Now that there is remarkably pretty sunburst - gartulations ! 🥁
Wow, very nice JF-30! Congrats! And the inlay work on the Larrivee is insane!
All theee Larrivee’s worked in these. Wife cut and installed the “impossible Knot” on the neck. Son and father picked out the AAA “Jean’s personal stock of wood” and put it together. They both sound awesome. Would one of those vibration Ager’s help open this up? It has very little if any wear marks. Or just play it?
 
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