New Guild GF60R

[HeyMikey]

I use these and they work well. The medium will take out the scratches, then you work up to a nice shiny polish.

3 grit levels of polish

ColorTone Polishing Compounds - StewMac

The final step for a beautiful finish.

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optional final spray to remove residue and haze

ColorTone Clean + Shine Polish - StewMac

ColorTone Clean+Shine is a safe, everyday cleaner for all of your instruments. No grit or abrasives, safe for lacquer, nitro, poly, and shellac/French polish finishes.

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3 inch foam pad - one for each grit. way better and faster then doing it by hand

Foam Polishing Pads - StewMac

Get a high gloss finish with your hand drill! Shaped pads are great for guitar body contours.

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[MLBob]

WoW ! That is a magnificent guitar.
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

 

[bobouz]

Beauty at every turn - Congrats!

 

[F312]

You did well.

Ralph

 

[SFIV1967]

The only blemish I can find is on the lower back. If you look at the back, you will see a little speckled line across the lower back. Do you think that could be from hanging on a wall and that is where the back rested against the wall for 16 years?

It could be from a guitar strap with imitation leather (plastic) that was stored in the case with the guitar and it softened the lacquer. Like those guitar stands where the rubber attacked the lacquer.
Ralf

 

[Stuball48]

Cannot find I formation on bridge pins. They do not look like bone to me - are they supposed to be bone? The nut and saddle look bone.
Thanks for your input - nice guitar and love the slender neck

 

[plaidseason]

Yes! That's a beautiful guitar.

 

[kostask]

It could be from a guitar strap with imitation leather (plastic) that was stored in the case with the guitar and it softened the lacquer. Like those guitar stands where the rubber attacked the lacquer.
Ralf

I had a Lys L-18CW that had the exact same speckled pattern on the back. It was definitely from a guitar strap's imitation leather parts being in contact with the lacquer finish, because the strap was on the guitar, inside the case, when I got the guitar. In my case, it would not have been possible to polish out, as the divots were very close to being down to the wood. The only way to address them would have been to sand down to the wood, and then touching up with lacquer until the finish was level again. I didn't end up having that done until the guitar left my possession. Never seemed detrimental to the guitar.

 

[Stuball48]

I had a Lys L-18CW that had the exact same specled patter on the back. It was definitely from a guitar strap's imitation leather parts being in contact with the lacquer finish, because the strap was on the guitar, inside the case, when I got the guitar. In my case, it would not have been possible to polish out, as the divots were very close to being down to the wood. The only way to address them would have been to sand down to the wood, and then touching up with lacquer until the finish was level again. I didn't end up having that done until the guitar left my possession. Never seemed detrimental to the guitar.

Gonna take same road kostask. I Polished it twice and helped. You have to look, closely, to see it---I can live with that.

 

[Westerly Wood]

Gonna take same road kostask. I Polished it twice and helped. You have to look, closely, to see it---I can live with that.

It’s a lifetime Guild Shelby. Such a beauty and not many made. Congrats man!

 

[Stuball48]

It’s a lifetime Guild Shelby. Such a beauty and not many made. Congrats man!

I am well pleased and love the thin neck

 

[IM4Nats]

Drowl...

 

[HeyMikey]

Shelby, something I noticed on the one I just got Richard is that the frets are very thick. Much more so than my other Guilds. I see it is the same on yours also made in ‘87. I wonder why they chose to do that and if it was true for all of them. Any idea?

 

[Stuball48]

HM:
No idea and had not even noticed the difference in thickness until you mentioned it. And sure enough, the fret thickness is obvious when you look at them beside another guild - I am comparing to my D55.

 

[adorshki]

Stuball, don't now how I missed this! Congrats, gorgeous!

Interesting about out the frets. seem to recall that being mentioned before as a characteristic of mid-60's(?) F50's and D50's maybe? Supposed to make bends easier especially if the action's set up low IIRC.

 

[Stuball48]

Stuball, don't now how I missed this! Congrats, gorgeous!

Interesting about out the frets. seem to recall that being mentioned before as a characteristic of mid-60's(?) F50's and D50's maybe? Supposed to make bends easier especially if the action's set up low IIRC.

Thanks Al and you are correct on "bends" but I am not a bender. My adjustment from thinner fret wire models was centering fingers on fret spaces. I had to train my fingers to be more exact to keep them off fret wires.
Maybe we should learn on thicker fret wires then thinner would be an easy "bullseye."

 

[HeyMikey]

My adjustment from thinner fret wire models was centering fingers on fret spaces. I had to train my fingers to be more exact to keep them off fret wires.

I’m having the same issue on this. I’ll probably need to play it exclusively for a couple weeks until I don’t have to think about it.