Well not today actually, I inherited this a couple months ago but finally got around to taking pics.
It's chock full of sentimental value as it belonged to my best friend.
She and I played and sang together in high school.
I helped her pick it out in 1973.
We both got cancer recently, but she didn't make it.
It sounds exceptional, even for a 70s Guild.
It has a really crystal-clear voice.
For some recordings I even prefer it to my D-55 and my Martin D-28 Authentic.
It lives with two Guild siblings, a D-55 and an F-212 XL, both 1977.
Tico's "Westerly Collection"!
There's a date stamped on a brace next to the sound hole.
Does anyone know what that C means?
Perhaps it's the initial of a Quality Control inspector.
The below pic was taken with a mirror inside the guitar.
I suspect the date is not when the guitar was completed.
Does anyone know at what stage of the build they got date stamped?
I'm surprised the bridge & fingerboard of a D44 are ebony.
Wasn't ebony reserved for D-50 and up?
The tone of this guitar really sparkles and shimmers ... as does its spruce visually.
I the pic below I counted 44 age rings per inch, for a D-44, I got when it was 44 years old ... actually 45, but who's counting?
Also the spruce has some nice figuring that may not show up on these forum pics.
The ruler is in inches.
The numbers 1 through 9 are tenths of an inch.
So the pic shows 2.1".
I'm sure it's 1973 so it must be from Guild's Westerly RI factory.
Didn't Guild continued to use some old labels till they ran out?
That would explain why this label does not say Westerly, as does my D-55's 1977 label.
But then why doesn't the label say Hoboken, the former factory location?
I cover the last 2 SN digits for privacy.
It's chock full of sentimental value as it belonged to my best friend.
She and I played and sang together in high school.
I helped her pick it out in 1973.
We both got cancer recently, but she didn't make it.
It sounds exceptional, even for a 70s Guild.
It has a really crystal-clear voice.
For some recordings I even prefer it to my D-55 and my Martin D-28 Authentic.
It lives with two Guild siblings, a D-55 and an F-212 XL, both 1977.
Tico's "Westerly Collection"!
There's a date stamped on a brace next to the sound hole.
Does anyone know what that C means?
Perhaps it's the initial of a Quality Control inspector.
The below pic was taken with a mirror inside the guitar.
I suspect the date is not when the guitar was completed.
Does anyone know at what stage of the build they got date stamped?
I'm surprised the bridge & fingerboard of a D44 are ebony.
Wasn't ebony reserved for D-50 and up?
The tone of this guitar really sparkles and shimmers ... as does its spruce visually.
I the pic below I counted 44 age rings per inch, for a D-44, I got when it was 44 years old ... actually 45, but who's counting?
Also the spruce has some nice figuring that may not show up on these forum pics.
The ruler is in inches.
The numbers 1 through 9 are tenths of an inch.
So the pic shows 2.1".
I'm sure it's 1973 so it must be from Guild's Westerly RI factory.
Didn't Guild continued to use some old labels till they ran out?
That would explain why this label does not say Westerly, as does my D-55's 1977 label.
But then why doesn't the label say Hoboken, the former factory location?
I cover the last 2 SN digits for privacy.
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