What is it?

[Stephjac]

Need help identifying this one, is it an x-175b ?

 

[JohnW63]

What's stamped on the back of the headstock? I don't thick I could zoom in enough to read it.

 

[Guildedagain]

It's pretty dang clean is what ;]

Is it a refin or never been out of the house?

I'll hit the book and see what it is.

Edit. I'd say yes, that's what it is. X-175B for Blonde. Introduced 1954, 17" lower bout. Coincidentally, on page 54 of the Guild Guitar Book.

 

[cupric]

Wow!!! Nice. Hoboken?

 

[Stephjac]

No idea, weirdest stamp on the back of the headstock. No label inside but a pencil number

 

[Guildedagain]

It's a 1959?

 

[walrus]

But two stamps on the back of the headstock? That's unique!

It's a beauty, though! Looks in great condition!

walrus

 

[fronobulax]

But two stamps on the back of the headstock? That's unique!

I think we have seen a couple other examples where there are two serial number stamps. Usually one has an obvious flaw and you can imagine someone deciding to restrike rather than overstrike.

 

[SFIV1967]

Might be a 1959 one (S/N 9136) that was refinished and repaired in September 1992, hence the 9 92 stamp on the neck? I guess by using a different neck as neck serial number 9892 does not match the S/N info inside the body. Just my guess. The pickguard also might be a replacement.

Ralf

 

[Stephjac]

So, second issue, maple laminate top instead of spruce..... anybody ever seen that before?

 

[JohnW63]

Many archtops are pressed into the arch shape, rather than carved that way. Pressed ones are laminate. So, any no carved maple archtop guitar will be made that way.

 

[davismanLV]

Could it be 9 59 with the 5 obliterated, and it was a second? Hence the "2" 959 2? That 2 is a completely different style of number from the date I think. I could be wrong.....