ricardoblue
Junior Member
Hello—newbie to this page, though I have a long direct and indirect history with Guild. Currently, I have a 1966 Starfire III which I love. I have three questions, so thinking to post them separately.
Q#1: Tune-O-Matic or similar bridge?
This guitar has a solid, floating bridge. It’s impossible to place it so that intonation is correct on all strings; when five are just right, the G string is off (insert appropriate / inappropriate jokes here). I’d like to replace it with an adjustable bridge, without altering the body (no new holes!), to improve playability but keeping it returnable to original condition. Any recommendations? Do I need to know the radius of the archtop at that point? (For that matter, is there a resource for complete detailed specifications on these guitars?) Thanks!
Q#1: Tune-O-Matic or similar bridge?
This guitar has a solid, floating bridge. It’s impossible to place it so that intonation is correct on all strings; when five are just right, the G string is off (insert appropriate / inappropriate jokes here). I’d like to replace it with an adjustable bridge, without altering the body (no new holes!), to improve playability but keeping it returnable to original condition. Any recommendations? Do I need to know the radius of the archtop at that point? (For that matter, is there a resource for complete detailed specifications on these guitars?) Thanks!