nacluth
Junior Member
Greetings everyone. New member here though I’ve lurked on occasion through the years. Recently though I came into having a pretty cool instrument in my shop. I thought I would share pics of it, and see if anyone has any extra information about it that might be fun to know.
This D-55 (#01-109) was pulled out of a closet after the original owner passed away a few years back. A local friend of ours asked if we would restore it so he could potentially sell it in the future. While the action was very rough and the bridge had split while coming off, the lacquer and bracing were in fine shape. I ended up making a new Brazilian bridge, did a neck reset, refret, and put on a bone nut and saddle. It now sounds great. The original owner’s wife said it was from 1968 though my own research seems to indicate ‘69. Any thoughts?
Really like the sunburst and the Brazilian back and sides are to die for. No Guild aficionado here, but am I correct in assuming that this was a prototype run that didn’t necessarily have consistent production features (like BRW back/sides, sunburst, etc.)? Anyway, I thought you would at least enjoy pics, and I would like to hear if anyone knows more. My job is now done, but I got curious.
Thanks!
Ryan
This D-55 (#01-109) was pulled out of a closet after the original owner passed away a few years back. A local friend of ours asked if we would restore it so he could potentially sell it in the future. While the action was very rough and the bridge had split while coming off, the lacquer and bracing were in fine shape. I ended up making a new Brazilian bridge, did a neck reset, refret, and put on a bone nut and saddle. It now sounds great. The original owner’s wife said it was from 1968 though my own research seems to indicate ‘69. Any thoughts?
Really like the sunburst and the Brazilian back and sides are to die for. No Guild aficionado here, but am I correct in assuming that this was a prototype run that didn’t necessarily have consistent production features (like BRW back/sides, sunburst, etc.)? Anyway, I thought you would at least enjoy pics, and I would like to hear if anyone knows more. My job is now done, but I got curious.
Thanks!
Ryan