NGD - Reno F30Rce

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Whatever happens, am crossing fingers and wishing you good luck.

 

[wileypickett]

I'm more nervous when guitars ship in the winter myself.

 

[davismanLV]

That's a good point. My nephew wrecked his Seagull by moving it in a shipping container in the summer during an east coast-to-Denver move. If it went in the car with the humans, it would have been fine.

Omg!!! My brother that's a heartache!! I hate stuff like this! Why I paid an extra 26 dollars to send my Breedlove to OH from NV and just sucked it up. We had a good break in weather. It had been stormy there (could change in a moment, you know) and then here it was warm but nice spring weather but we had storms on the way and ..... honestly my first sale and going .... "get it there!!"

I've always shipped my guitars with the strings slackened. But someone I shipped a guitar to a few years ago told me NOT to detune it, said emphatically, "That's the worst possible way to ship a guitar!" I honored his request and it got where it was going safely -- but so has every guitar I detuned before shipping.

Has anyone else heard this? Do the "volume" guitar makers -- Taylor, Gibson, Martin, etc., -- ship their guitars tuned to pitch or with the strings slackenened?

Glenn I've heard so many stories but what I'm getting is that unless the neck is super well packed and supported, it needs a bit of tension. Some. But no one says HOW MUCH is too much or not. I always tune down at least a whole step. There's some tension but not much at all but I always pack the F out of my guitars. That huge dead space behind the headstock with support lower down on the neck scares me and does most of the trouble I THINK!! But sending my D65S to Tom for work when I messed it up, I was crazy packing that. But then it came back with the end pin (which I removed of course!) stuck in the end. I put it in the storage compartment worried about that damage and..... oh well. So the best I can get is pack well, super well, support everything, and lower the tension but not totally. If anyone has some facts and figures lemme know in case I ever ship again. (like it wouldn't happen... LOL)
p.s. - GLENN me too!! It's .... I have no fractured lacquer or finishes at all, but as a west coast guy you have to worry. They sometimes come from cold places...... but when my Blue Breedlove came it had been a heat wave in wherever it came from and got here and it was 22 degrees and ....... I waited 24 hours to open, because I hate checking.... i mean it doesn't bother me on OTHER PEOPLES GUITARS, but not mine. But especially when it's new and I got a great deal on it and .... then I later realized the Breedloves are poly these days, even though they said, "They're still spraying lacquer in the booth so it will be...." I dunno. i need to shut up now... holy crap!!

 

[HeyMikey]

Well, good news! The guitar suddenly arrived yesterday. I mean literally, since Aug 5th it went from from lost in shipping limbo to here ya go. I let it acclimate for a while, opened it and gave it a quick 60 second look all around, then put it back in the case with humidifiers. So far I didn't see any signs of damage. No obvious cracks and all joints look good and tight on the outside.

Luckily the guy somewhat followed my packing instructions and didn't put any plastic or bubble wrap inside the case, de-tuned, put a little padding under the headstock, and padded well in the shipping box. He didn't disconnect the battery however and the pouch was flopping around still connected. Not a complete follow through inside the case, but better than many I've seen. I'll give it a more thorough look later inside and out, and if I see anything suspicious will have my luthier look at it. But so far a big sigh of relief !!! Can't wait to hear how it sounds.

Here are a couple quickies before I shut it back down. Condition is near mint. The burst is absolutely gorgeous as is the grain on the rosewood. I'm not a fan of the satin rear and side finish, but I'll get over it. Oh, and the alligator case... super nice and fits like a glove which is probably why it survived well. Thank you all again for the emotional support.

 

[Coop47]

It's gorgeous - congrats! Glad it worked out.

 

[GGJaguar]

Excellent news! Can't wait to read your sonic report after you play it.

 

[F312]

Glad to hear the guitar made it to you. My Reno is natural, no cutaway, no electronics and no alligator case. One thing I find with this guitar is, how light in weight it is. I would like to compare it to other F30s of similar times. It weights 1/2 lb. lighter than my NH 2012 F20. Can you compare the weight on your other F30s in your signature to your new Reno? Yes, they sourced some good woods on the Reno guitars.

Ralph

 

[davismanLV]

OMG!!! That's sooo beautiful!! I'm in love. If you decide to part with it, please find me first, okay? Unless Sandy decides to part with his F50c that I've coveted for all these years!! Congrats and SOOO glad it made it unscathed!!!

 

[HeyMikey]

Glad to hear the guitar made it to you. My Reno is natural, no cutaway, no electronics and no alligator case. One thing I find with this guitar is, how light in weight it is. I would like to compare it to other F30s of similar times. It weights 1/2 lb. lighter than my NH 2012 F20. Can you compare the weight on your other F30s in your signature to your new Reno? Yes, they sourced some good woods on the Reno guitars.

Ralph

Good idea. I'll do a comparison, not GAD level of a comparison, but I will see if I can weigh this vs my NH F30R Std and F30ce Std. I also want to see what the bracing looks like and if there are any obvious internal differences between the Reno and NH Stds.

OMG!!! That's sooo beautiful!! I'm in love. If you decide to part with it, please find me first, okay? Unless Sandy decides to part with his F50c that I've coveted for all these years!! Congrats and SOOO glad it made it unscathed!!!

Tom, you are FIRST in line. Please don't hold your breath however. Blue is a cool color for guitars, but not for guitarists.

 

[F312]

I just put my Reno F30R STD on the scale, 4lb. 4oz.

Ralph

 

[SFIV1967]

Congrats! Those Custom Shop Custom Star models for Reno's in Fishers where great guitars and Ren was signing all the certificates for them.
Ralf

 

[HeyMikey]

I just put my Reno F30R STD on the scale, 4lb. 4oz.
Ralph

I spent some time with the Reno today. Its everything I hoped it would be. The tone is as good if not better than my NH F30R Std. Very good base, highs and sustain. It also projects louder, so there goes the theory that you lose something with a cutaway. I need to change strings on the F30R Std and do a full set up on the Reno for a better comparison this week. Another winner from New Hartford baby!

Ralf, this Reno F30Rce weighs in at about 4 lb 10 oz, and my F30R Std comes in at 4 lb 7 oz. The braces looks to be of the same structural design on both. I haven't checked my F30ce Std as that one is currently packed away.

I don't think its ever been set up or played much at all which is a crying shame. This guitar was made to be played. The action is a bit high at 7/64 and it has a little too much nut height and relief, but the neck angle is perfect and the bridge/saddle height at 1/2 inch looks untouched.

The Reno also has very nice open tuners that are similar to my sold Martin OM28, as compared to the closed tuners on the Stds. I very much prefer the look of the open tuners.

I was going to name her "Reno", but am now considering "Lucky" as in I'm thanking my lucky stars she survived the shipping ordeal unscathed. What do you think?

 

[richardp69]

That's a really fine looking Guild and I am very happy for you. YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had one once and wish I had kept it.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Glad it reappeared! It's a stressful time as it is, without having to worry about that beauty!

 

[HeyMikey]

Glad it reappeared! It's a stressful time as it is, without having to worry about that beauty!

Thanks for your help. Perhaps the call and inquiries to the branch helped get it moving again. Odd that none of my other USPS shipments in both directions have had much of a delay. Maybe it was just the Phili processing center.

 

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Drexel Hill is in the middle of a Covid19 hotspot. Delaware County is one of the worst areas, so I would suspect that someone forgot to scan the bulk mail container that it was in, or maybe the barcode label on said container was damaged. It's a gunfight in the Philly region. My kid is temporary at Drexel Hill carrying, and it looks like he's hitting 86 hours this week.

 

[HeyMikey]

Drexel Hill is in the middle of a Covid19 hotspot. Delaware County is one of the worst areas, so I would suspect that someone forgot to scan the bulk mail container that it was in, or maybe the barcode label on said container was damaged. It's a gunfight in the Philly region. My kid is temporary at Drexel Hill carrying, and it looks like he's hitting 86 hours this week.

Yikes. Yeah that makes sense then for the delay.