Hey all, been chatting with a guy about purchasing my first guild, is this okay do you think? Obv it's not ideal, but I feel like it's a good deal on the guitar. Everything else is fine (beyond missing the paper label)
They never glued all the way to the edge of the bridge to keep glue squeeze out to a minimum.
No problem, I'll try post in this thread. Only two things I see are the bridge, (established it's not too bad) and the hole where the input jack for pickup was.. not such a big deal, I'm sure I can find an end pin to fit (and I don't ever use a strap anyway)I tried to look at the album on imgur and it opens a new window but no photos load, so I can't really see any more photos. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.....
I like to have the bridge flat on the top, and like I said, this is not a complex repair if done by a competent luthier.
I'm not buying into "they were built that way to minimize glue runout," or if they were it indicates a manifacturing process that was out of control. It would also mean they left the factory like that.
There's a small bevel around the edge that was built to ride up on the lacquer finish. Glue won't stick to lacquer anyway, so that little overlap makes sense. To me anyway. If it's not broke, don't fix it, you know?I like to have the bridge flat on the top, and like I said, this is not a complex repair if done by a competent luthier.
I'm not buying into "they were built that way to minimize glue runout," or if they were it indicates a manifacturing process that was out of control. It would also mean they left the factory like that.
That's how New Hartford did it. Saw it with my own two eyes during the factory tours.I'm not buying into "they were built that way to minimize glue runout," or if they were it indicates a manifacturing process that was out of control.
I assume you've checked the neck angle with a straight edge? That's a must do for older guitars. You'll find help with that HERE.