Who DOES this and why? Worst documented amateur Guild repairs - show and tell

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One has to wonder. I was looking at that, but one at a time for me. Thanks for the rescue. Now, where is my drill driver and deck screws?
 

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I talked to the seller and explained the list of issues that created by the 'screw-up' plus likely need for a neck reset. Price went down alot... It is a safe project to learn on.
 
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I just rescued this D35 Sunburst - who does this? What else have you seen, show pictures...


That photo reminded me of a display in the repair dept. of the Westerly plant. If I remember correctly it was called: 'The Guild Hall of Meatball Repairs' or something to that effect. I had a photo of the display, but I'm not sure if I stored it in a place where I can find it.

Anybody from the 'old' Westerly workers remembers it?

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl
 

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Yeah, but ya' gotta' admire the repairman's thinking; that fix is permanent! That bridge is never coming loose again!
 

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Yeah, but ya' gotta' admire the repairman's thinking; that fix is permanent! That bridge is never coming loose again!
Makes me think of some of these recent shows about "off the grid" folks w-a-a-a-y out in the boonies, like several hours' ATV ride into the Yukon.
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Gotta make do with what ya got...
Take Killdeer for instance. If we weren't here to ground him he'd prob'ly be right there!
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Makes me think of some of these recent shows about "off the grid" folks w-a-a-a-y out in the boonies, like several hours' ATV ride into the Yukon.
Gotta make do with what ya got...
Take Killdeer for instance. If we weren't here to ground him he'd prob'ly be right there!
Did I miss something while I was away? :unsure:

Joe
 

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Here's a link to my blog - I got a Guild D35 that someone smashed the headstock off of, then tried to repair with epoxy and a c-clamp. oo-wee.

http://summergarageluthier.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-stuff-new-stuff.html

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Oh yeah, those rings from the c clamps will totally buff out.
 

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I guess it's good news...?

NONE of the screws go through the braces for the soundboard... BECAUSE... they have nuts on the other side! This 'sumbitch' was not moving anywhere! STRAIGHT through the soundboard...



Lower bout crack to be worked on...


Snot-less for sure...
 
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Nuts and bolts on the soundboard - you don't see that every day! Wow...

walrus
 

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Why does it always seem that a D-35 is the designated victim of a ham-handed snot-kicking?

Spread the pain around, people! You're hurting my feelings.

Neal
 

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I ripped the old strings off when it arrived and never even tried to play it.. now I kinda wonder what it sounds like this way...
 

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Oh I'm sure that adding a bunch of heavy hardware to dampen the sound did wonders for the tone. What kills me is the good ol' "We're Guild and we don't really care which way the grain faces on our bridges," mentality. I've got a cracked one here as well, the grain is oriented perfectly to crack at the saddle. I mean, it couldn't be any more perfect to crack. If I wanted to ensure that the bridge would crack, this was the way to do it. If the bridge blank had just been rotated 180 degrees in the machine, it would have ben perfect. Oh well...
 

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Oh I'm sure that adding a bunch of heavy hardware to dampen the sound did wonders for the tone. What kills me is the good ol' "We're Guild and we don't really care which way the grain faces on our bridges," mentality. I've got a cracked one here as well, the grain is oriented perfectly to crack at the saddle. I mean, it couldn't be any more perfect to crack. If I wanted to ensure that the bridge would crack, this was the way to do it. If the bridge blank had just been rotated 180 degrees in the machine, it would have ben perfect. Oh well...
No, bridge grain is supposed to be along the long axis, perpendicular to the soundboard grain. If it was parallel to the soundboard's, it would split right along with it, and would be too flexible, since it would arch with the top, rather than transmitting maximum vibration direct to the X-braces. (Think of a hammer handle with the grain perpendicular to the handle length. It would snap the first time you hit something.)
Was your split along the saddle a through saddle bridge? (Where the ends of the saddle are visible, and the groove goes right through to the thin ends.) This is a common problem with everybody's through saddle, not just Guild, and the reason why everybody switched to a stopped groove.
 

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What kills me is the good ol' "We're Guild and we don't really care which way the grain faces on our bridges," mentality.
What Chris said. Have you seen bridges on other manufacturers guitars with grain in parallel to the neck??? I wonder why you think Guild did something random or unusual?
Ralf
 
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