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Hello Everyone,
My name is Chris and I live in North Carolina. In 1983, after much begging, I received a 1969 Guild Starfire IV (SN# EL 2948) for my 15th birthday. At that time the guitar was in original but slightly worn condition. Twenty-six years later. it's showing signs of turning 40. My Starfire has always been a large part of my guitar playing life and I love it very dearly. I've spent thousands of hours playing it around the house, with friends, and on stage. It's seen it share of hard times. About 5 years ago it was knocked off it's stand by a friend's kid which popped the neck out of the glue joint. It took a while to get around to getting if fixed but it was and refretted at the same time. Here's a short list of stuff done to the guitar over the years with approximate dates.
1) Replaced Hagstrom bridge with after market "tun-o-matic." Two of the adjusting screws broke off the Hagstrom in the saddles and it could not be adjusted properly.
2) Lost pick-guard (circa 1987)
3) Fell from strap and busted input jack. Replaced/repaired with crummy plastic cover. (Circa 1989)
4) Volume and tone pots replaced (Circa 1991)
5) Pickups potted (waxed). This was by far the best thing done to help the guitar in a rock stage setting. (Circa 1993)
6) Neck reset and fingerboard refretted (Circa 2002) Also obtained a replacement Hagstrom bridge and installed it.
At this point in time I am doing some minor repairs to the instrument. The bridge pickup adjusting screws have been stripped for a long time and it was not possible to adjust the pickup height. I have been able to remove the pickup by removing the mostly and stripped and rusty screws that held in the pickup retaining ring. I'd like to replace the adjusting screws and the pickup retaining ring screws. Yesterday I took a trip to the local hardware store (Lowes) and looked through all the specialty screws and did not find a match for either. The pick-up adjusting screws measure about 1.25 inches (30mm) but the thread and pitch are very fine. Much finer than the available pan head machine screws. Does anyone knoe all of the exact specs for these screws? Maybe I can order some online. Same question for the black retaining rings screws.
I've included a few pics I took of the disassembly.
Thanks,
Chris
Hello Everyone,
My name is Chris and I live in North Carolina. In 1983, after much begging, I received a 1969 Guild Starfire IV (SN# EL 2948) for my 15th birthday. At that time the guitar was in original but slightly worn condition. Twenty-six years later. it's showing signs of turning 40. My Starfire has always been a large part of my guitar playing life and I love it very dearly. I've spent thousands of hours playing it around the house, with friends, and on stage. It's seen it share of hard times. About 5 years ago it was knocked off it's stand by a friend's kid which popped the neck out of the glue joint. It took a while to get around to getting if fixed but it was and refretted at the same time. Here's a short list of stuff done to the guitar over the years with approximate dates.
1) Replaced Hagstrom bridge with after market "tun-o-matic." Two of the adjusting screws broke off the Hagstrom in the saddles and it could not be adjusted properly.
2) Lost pick-guard (circa 1987)
3) Fell from strap and busted input jack. Replaced/repaired with crummy plastic cover. (Circa 1989)
4) Volume and tone pots replaced (Circa 1991)
5) Pickups potted (waxed). This was by far the best thing done to help the guitar in a rock stage setting. (Circa 1993)
6) Neck reset and fingerboard refretted (Circa 2002) Also obtained a replacement Hagstrom bridge and installed it.
At this point in time I am doing some minor repairs to the instrument. The bridge pickup adjusting screws have been stripped for a long time and it was not possible to adjust the pickup height. I have been able to remove the pickup by removing the mostly and stripped and rusty screws that held in the pickup retaining ring. I'd like to replace the adjusting screws and the pickup retaining ring screws. Yesterday I took a trip to the local hardware store (Lowes) and looked through all the specialty screws and did not find a match for either. The pick-up adjusting screws measure about 1.25 inches (30mm) but the thread and pitch are very fine. Much finer than the available pan head machine screws. Does anyone knoe all of the exact specs for these screws? Maybe I can order some online. Same question for the black retaining rings screws.
I've included a few pics I took of the disassembly.
Thanks,
Chris
