Hello Hans,
Thank you for your brief on DV 62's. It led me to some interesting info.
By the way , I saw a copy of your book on E Bay. The book covered up to 1977, I considered bidding but thought you might have something more current.
After reading up a bit, thanks to this website, I think I got a pretty fair deal.
I read something of George Gruen & his apparent influence on the design of the DV 52, 62, 72 models. Is this so & is that a good thing? Do you know if the V indicates a Vintage reference.
I checked inside & sure enough, it has nicely scalloped braces. Ser# EK100879 handwritten on the label inside & stamped on the back of the headstock. The purfling & rosette are just a cut above. The grovers are nice as well. The guitar has a nice neck, the fingerboard may be just a bit narrow, I haven't decided yet.
The action is ok, it plays great, but if I hadn't gotten all excited I probably should have haggled $50 or $75 more because of the action, It was obviously a finely crafted instrument, the finish is objectively 89% to 91%, with a tremendous voice, plays like a piano. Very interesting mid range chimes. I am almost positive (almost) the guitar is in original condition, however the factory finish on the top appears to have brush strokes & there are some minute dust particles in the finish. Perhaps the guitar was finished on a Friday afternoon after the crew drank a few beers at lunch. Still I am surprised to see brush strokes in the finish. I would have thought Guild was 100% a spray finish operation by the time this guitar was built.
My regular player for the last 2 years has been a 1956/57 F 20 Troubador, The neck on the F20 is pretty darn small but I have grown accustomed to having to play just a bit more precisely. I am actually quite fond of the F20, it's small, comfortable, & it cooks, especially for a small guitar.
But there is no doubt this DV 62 has a much bigger sound.
The fingerboard on the DV 62 is just a bit wider but the neck itself is just a bit thiner.
I have a few general questions about Guilds & appreciate the info from the website.
Mail me back when you have time