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Hi all,
I have a Starfire V Amber whose serial number checks out to be 1966 via this guild link - http://support.guildguitars.com/downloads/datingyourguild.pdf. I would like to restore it back close to its previous glory, but wanted to see if you had some opinions/advice on how to proceed.
When I got the guitar it had been modified with a stop tailpiece with four holes drilled in the body (two large and two small - see photos). The guitar has a lot of wear and somewhere along the way had a pentagram etched into the finish. The frets have some gaps around the inlay and the binding has a few spots where it it has cracked or shrank. Over the past year or so I have slowly gathered a bunch of the parts via reverb and Ebay including a pick guard, all knobs, and a NOS Guildsby bridge. I am still missing the Guildsby B-7.
Looking for advice/wisdom: Do Starfire V's from this era have holes drilled into the body at the top of the B-7 or were these holes put in just for the stop tailpiece? How should I proceed here? Any advice would be appreciated.
Photos here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BAd9g0KKpFq14TW0V9-X4og1fEpZQSj_?usp=sharing
Many thanks,
Whit
I have a Starfire V Amber whose serial number checks out to be 1966 via this guild link - http://support.guildguitars.com/downloads/datingyourguild.pdf. I would like to restore it back close to its previous glory, but wanted to see if you had some opinions/advice on how to proceed.
When I got the guitar it had been modified with a stop tailpiece with four holes drilled in the body (two large and two small - see photos). The guitar has a lot of wear and somewhere along the way had a pentagram etched into the finish. The frets have some gaps around the inlay and the binding has a few spots where it it has cracked or shrank. Over the past year or so I have slowly gathered a bunch of the parts via reverb and Ebay including a pick guard, all knobs, and a NOS Guildsby bridge. I am still missing the Guildsby B-7.
Looking for advice/wisdom: Do Starfire V's from this era have holes drilled into the body at the top of the B-7 or were these holes put in just for the stop tailpiece? How should I proceed here? Any advice would be appreciated.
Photos here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BAd9g0KKpFq14TW0V9-X4og1fEpZQSj_?usp=sharing
Many thanks,
Whit