Ah. I never knew those weren't screwed into the body. Always learning!The vintage Aristocrats all had those floating bridges, the brass feet with the height adjustment wheel were floating (means not fixed to the body)!
No holes as you can see:
Ralf
I haven't listened to my stereo in ages. Traded my old Dahlquist D-10Qs for some Advent Maestros (the D10s were simply too big and awkward for the room). The Advents sound okay, but it was such a letdown compared to what was there that I just never wanted to go listen to records anymore. Just end up cranking the nearfield monitors on my PC these days, lol
Wow, I had a black 69 like that in 69-70. Gold hardware, but I think the tailpiece was not flat smooth shiny...? Wood bridge. Ebony board. The nicest board I have ever seen on any guitar. Dense flat black, smooth and no apparent grain you could see. Unfortunately I put a 3rd pickup in the middle. (UGH someone shoot me) I'm always on the lookout for that guitar, it should be obvious....Hi,
I'm an old guy (three chord garage guy) and have become a fan of old Guilds. I have a pretty '68 Starfire V and a really pretty '66 Starfire III and just picked up this '69 Bluesbird M-75. After having the bridge worked on a bit, I really like it. Early impressions are that it is brighter sounding than the other two Guilds. Really light.
I've got a few questions about it.
Is this guitar from Hoboken or Westerly? If it helps, the serial number is DD 3xx.
Is the body maple? It appears that the fretboard is ebony. Since the pickups read in the low fives, I'm assuming that's why it's a little brighter sounding guitar.
Thanks for your help.
Dude, they just sold you the wrong parts. This wouldn't have happened had they not muddied the waters with all the new M-75/Aristocrat/Bluesbird models sharing bits and pieces of each others' names.I bought a bridge and the two supports (gold) from Cordoba and they are different.
These have thimbles that go into the top and are not floating like the originals. Not a big deal as I knew I was rolling the dice.
The guy at Cordoba was very helpful.
Yeah, they goofed up. They are at least selling a guitar with the part you need. As to whether they have the ability to wrangle those parts and send them to you, who knows. They may solely exist in a parts bin at the factory in Korea. In fairness, they're not among the (several) Newark Street parts on offer at the website. It's frustrating, because it's a small part that's totally loose on an unstrung guitar and is a cross match for vintage instruments; you'd think it might have a higher utility value to owners than some of the other stuff they're selling. Good luck!
So.... I just noticed, the pickups on my '69/70 ? (bought new in 69 ish) had two adjustment screws on one side. These do not. What's up with that? When did that change? Maybe it was a '70.Hi,
