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wileypickett
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While these are not top-of-the-line Guilds, they are somewhat unusual (limited production I believe) and are well-regarded guitars — when they’re in good shape.
Yours however is in poor shape. It has a shifted neckblock — you can see the neck has pulled forward into the body of the guitar, causing cracks from the end of the neck into the soundhole, which has distorted the top. (Note the soundhole rosette for instance.)
Not only is the guitar’s structural integrity compromised, but this will also affect the intonation — meaning the guitar won’t play in tune.
This is an expensive problem to have repaired, complicated as it is by the necessity to remove the neck so that the neck block can be repositioned and reglued, and the cracks on either side of the fretboard extension repaired.
If you’re not going to invest in having it fixed yourself and are thinking of listing it as-is on eBay, Reverb or your local Craigslist, I would describe it as a “project guitar / needs work.”
Not sure what sort of dollar figure you should put on it. Maybe start at a few hundred bucks or best offer?
Sorry for the bad news.
Yours however is in poor shape. It has a shifted neckblock — you can see the neck has pulled forward into the body of the guitar, causing cracks from the end of the neck into the soundhole, which has distorted the top. (Note the soundhole rosette for instance.)
Not only is the guitar’s structural integrity compromised, but this will also affect the intonation — meaning the guitar won’t play in tune.
This is an expensive problem to have repaired, complicated as it is by the necessity to remove the neck so that the neck block can be repositioned and reglued, and the cracks on either side of the fretboard extension repaired.
If you’re not going to invest in having it fixed yourself and are thinking of listing it as-is on eBay, Reverb or your local Craigslist, I would describe it as a “project guitar / needs work.”
Not sure what sort of dollar figure you should put on it. Maybe start at a few hundred bucks or best offer?
Sorry for the bad news.
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Yeah, it's a shame it has neck block issues as Glenn mentions above. Otherwise, that would be a very nice guitar for someone, but as it is, it requires some very expensive work to solve the slipping of the neck block. This is indeed a project guitar. Paying someone to do the repair will cost you more than the guitar will end up being worth, or maybe break even.
p.s. - this usually is a result of the guitar being subjected to EXTREME heat, as would happen left in a car trunk or something. The heat causes the glue holding the neck block to let go and then the strings pull the neck block towards the bridge.
p.s. - this usually is a result of the guitar being subjected to EXTREME heat, as would happen left in a car trunk or something. The heat causes the glue holding the neck block to let go and then the strings pull the neck block towards the bridge.
Br1ck
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This is the kind of guitar I'd buy for a couple hundred as a challenge to further expand my lutherie skills. I fixed a friend's old Caballero with those cracks down to the sound hole, but the neck block was solid to the sides and top. I just clamped the body to a table, stuck a block under the neck block and clamped the neck until it straightened out. I cleated at the sound hole, reglued the braces and on one side used Frank Ford"s cheap fix bracing method. Much to my surprise, it hasn't folded up.
Worth the time and effort, not such a loss if you fail.
Worth the time and effort, not such a loss if you fail.