Interesting detail on my Orph

[The Guilds of Grot]

TX where ya been? Hope you're doing well!

 

[beecee]

It is Tx.

Funny thing, I still have the box you shipped it in. So, Brad...you'll have provenance of it's owners/travels since new via the shipping labels.

Heck that should be worth another $1,000.....

 

[beecee]

My Doyle Dykes Guild 12-string has the sound hole binding as well.

Wow...….One day I'd love a DD

 

[Rayk]

Interesting. I've had or played many high end guitars, including some luthier or small shop models (my Pawless, for example), and don't recall ever seeing a bound soundhole. I do have bound f-holes on my AA, but not the X-170. FWIW, I'm the impending owner, can't wait, should be a nice upside to self-quarantining.

Oooo you bought it ? Going on my own anal evaluation scale I'd say you'd like this pup very much then again I am in my own special world.

 

[richardp69]

I'm also not observant. I've had a few Orphs and never noticed the bound soundhole.. The only one I had left was the Orph. Jumbo Mahogany. I'll have to check and see if that is bound as well.

I did just pick up (just arrived about an hour ago) a 2014 NOS Orpheum Rosewood Dread.. It does have the bound soundhole. Thanks for pointing that out. I likely would have proceeded thru life clueless about that.

 

[Stuball48]

Will there be pixs of your new Orph Rosewood Dread? Do you expect a noticable sound difference between it and say a D55?

 

[Brad Little]

....That little 12 fret hog is one sweet guitar and was my Favorite for fingerpicking....vintage "V" shaped neck profile and a pointed neck heel.
TX

Yeah, I'm planning on it being my go to for fingerpicking. Also noticed the un-Guild like neck heel in the pics BeeCee sent me, but not the "v" neck. Should be an interesting addition to my guitars.
Brad

 

[richardp69]

I had to re-arrange my music room today to make room for some of the new arrivals. I took the opportunity to play some of my nicer guitars that I really don't play very often or at least as much as I should. No new news to anyone here but Guild surely did/does make some fine guitars. I spent quite a bit of time with my Oxnard F 55, my Oxnard D 40T Custom, My finesse and my two Orpheums. I did check out my Orph Jumbo and it also has the binding around the soundhole. I guess it shouldn't surprise me, I just never noticed it before.

 

[Badger]

My Gibson SJ100 1941 reissue also have a soundhole bound. I think it was made to protect soundhole' Wood to picking hard.

 

[sixx]

I had a Ryan Mission years ago (that I stupidly sold) that had a bound sound hole. Can't remember having another guitar with one since. Def a nice touch.