I was thinking of selling my 12-string Guild and took it to our local "guitar doctor" to make sure it was perfect for the next owner.
Evidently, due to the humidity down here (South Florida), the glue holding the bridge has deteriorated and the bridge is lifting a bit at the back end.
He wants to remove it and re-glue it, which I guess I am fine with, but wanted to know if it will change the value of the instrument and if I should let the next (possible) owner manage that themselves (subtracting the cost from the selling price, of course)?
Next, the "doctor" made a huge deal of the label. It shows that the guitar (F-412 blonde maple) was made in Westerly, RI. His point was that this was an "original" Guild guitar and should command a bit higher price than a newer model. I am confused, as there are still plenty of new Guild guitars being sold from what I saw on their website.
Finally, I also noticed on the Guild website that this same guitar is now labeled an F-512 blonde, but it now has a mahogany neck rather than the maple neck on mine. Is there a reason for this change, or just a change in the way they decided to make these today?
Sorry for being so uninformed about all this. I am not a musician and just play for fun (by myself, mostly!) and have been doing so since 1964 without much improvement...but I enjoy it nonetheless!
Thanks for any insight and advice you all can provide!
Cheers,
Richard
Evidently, due to the humidity down here (South Florida), the glue holding the bridge has deteriorated and the bridge is lifting a bit at the back end.
He wants to remove it and re-glue it, which I guess I am fine with, but wanted to know if it will change the value of the instrument and if I should let the next (possible) owner manage that themselves (subtracting the cost from the selling price, of course)?
Next, the "doctor" made a huge deal of the label. It shows that the guitar (F-412 blonde maple) was made in Westerly, RI. His point was that this was an "original" Guild guitar and should command a bit higher price than a newer model. I am confused, as there are still plenty of new Guild guitars being sold from what I saw on their website.
Finally, I also noticed on the Guild website that this same guitar is now labeled an F-512 blonde, but it now has a mahogany neck rather than the maple neck on mine. Is there a reason for this change, or just a change in the way they decided to make these today?
Sorry for being so uninformed about all this. I am not a musician and just play for fun (by myself, mostly!) and have been doing so since 1964 without much improvement...but I enjoy it nonetheless!
Thanks for any insight and advice you all can provide!
Cheers,
Richard