billymo
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Well, I got one, a beautiful 1994 Westerly DV62 NT HG Herringbone. The condition, appearance, beauty when it arrived were more than I expected. Very glossy pretty Sitka top, kind of dark, nice. I expected/was hoping for a lot in the tone, and the tone is wonderful, just what I was hoping for, for vocal accompaniment, mild highs and a lot of bold Guild D55-ish, older DV-ish style bass.
Photos at photobucket:
http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/moman555/library/My 1994 Guild DV62?sort=3&page=1 PhotoBucket is quite slow lately....
But..... 20 years old, I think I initially over-reacted after first seeing the action and saddle.
Upon arrival:
Conclusions:
Photos at photobucket:
http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/moman555/library/My 1994 Guild DV62?sort=3&page=1 PhotoBucket is quite slow lately....
But..... 20 years old, I think I initially over-reacted after first seeing the action and saddle.
Upon arrival:
- the action was about 9/64" or 10/64" at the 12th fret. (bad news)
- the saddle comes out of the bridge only 1/8th inch and the angle of the strings behind the saddle into the peghole slots is not much (bad news) (see photos)
- relief at the 7th fret, was maybe 0.020 to 0.025" (after placing a capo on the 1st fret, and depressing the 12th fret) (good news)
- the neck was bowed up, not slight but not a lot, but easy to see (good news)
- placing a 15" straight edge on top of the frets, then sliding it until it hits the bridge, the bottom of the straight edge is at about 1/16" below the top of the bridge (see photos)
- the distance (measured at the bridge) from the bottom of the 6th string to the soundboard, is about 7/16"
Conclusions:
- Hopefully I may get 7-10 years out of it before it will need a neck reset, based upon the above measurements using light strings, is that a reasonable expectation?
- The additional immediate thing to address might be the angle of the strings coming off the back side of small saddle. The action is now so low, I could replace the saddle and adjust the new saddle to be just a little higher than the present saddle, or I could place a shim strip under the existing saddle.
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