Neal
Senior Member
First-year Guild. No evidence of a serial number ever having been assigned to it. Unusual dark red sunburst.
The guitar is completely original, except for the Franz cover, truss rod cover, heel cap and the pickguard. I do have the original pickguard, but it was unfortunately “bedazzled” by a former owner.
There is shrinking in the binding here and there, a couple of binding patches, and it is slightly pulling away in four spots (front and back of the valley in the cutaway, and front and back of the treble-side waist). There is zero binding rot. Fret markers at 14 and 16 have shrunken a bit.
No cracks, no body damage, and the original finish is in good condition. Little bit of wear on the back of the neck, which is to be expected.
The nut width is a generous 1 3/4”. I had the guitar refretted about five years ago. Playability is excellent.
Someone with time and patience could address the binding issues. I decided to leave it as is and just play it!
Comes in a period-correct hard shell case that at some point was painted gold! It is far from a thing of beauty, but all the latches work, and it certainly adds to the authenticity of the guitar.
I recently retired, and promised my wife I would downsize my collection to only those guitars that get played regularly. Unfortunately, this Savoy sits unplayed as I have gravitated toward modern Gretsch archtops. It is a shame to own it and not play it, so I am offering it up here on LTG for folks who can appreciate what it represents, having been made at the dawn of Guild’s history.
I would like to get what I have into it, which is $1500, which includes shipping CONUS. Price reduced to $1,100, shipped.
Pleas feel free to PM me with any questions you may have.
The guitar is completely original, except for the Franz cover, truss rod cover, heel cap and the pickguard. I do have the original pickguard, but it was unfortunately “bedazzled” by a former owner.
There is shrinking in the binding here and there, a couple of binding patches, and it is slightly pulling away in four spots (front and back of the valley in the cutaway, and front and back of the treble-side waist). There is zero binding rot. Fret markers at 14 and 16 have shrunken a bit.
No cracks, no body damage, and the original finish is in good condition. Little bit of wear on the back of the neck, which is to be expected.
The nut width is a generous 1 3/4”. I had the guitar refretted about five years ago. Playability is excellent.
Someone with time and patience could address the binding issues. I decided to leave it as is and just play it!
Comes in a period-correct hard shell case that at some point was painted gold! It is far from a thing of beauty, but all the latches work, and it certainly adds to the authenticity of the guitar.
I recently retired, and promised my wife I would downsize my collection to only those guitars that get played regularly. Unfortunately, this Savoy sits unplayed as I have gravitated toward modern Gretsch archtops. It is a shame to own it and not play it, so I am offering it up here on LTG for folks who can appreciate what it represents, having been made at the dawn of Guild’s history.
I would like to get what I have into it, which is $1500, which includes shipping CONUS. Price reduced to $1,100, shipped.
Pleas feel free to PM me with any questions you may have.
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