davidv
Junior Member
Greetings All
At least 12 months having past since my last foray into ebay for Guilds it had to happen soon. And it did! I have just taken delivery of a 1987 GF30 blonde. Sort of mini jumbo shape, maple everything and condition TOTALLY UNPLAYED. and I mean totally.
Quick inspection reveals that this has been driving its owners crazy for 18 years and is unplayed because it has come from the factory unplayable.
I have removed 8mm from the saddle and this has helped somewhat !!!
No attempt had been made to sort the action at all.
The biggest issue is that the guitar is 42mm at the nut, inspection reveals that a nut identical to my D35 (44mm at the nut) has been used and 2mm merely trimmed off at the high E side. result string falls off fretboard at first 3 frets at it sits over the chamfer on the fret, also causing some high e string fouling from my dodgy grip/technique.
Played with a capo reveals a wonderful, unused guitar in as new condition for very little money. I just need to sort the lower end.
Does anyone have know whether Guild offered a genuine 42mm nut or is the accepted solution a visit to a luthier to have a custom nut cut.
All in all I am pretty thrilled, the GF30 geing a George Gruhn design, I believe, and the sound and condition a dream.
( still need to sort a Starfire some day)
DavidV
At least 12 months having past since my last foray into ebay for Guilds it had to happen soon. And it did! I have just taken delivery of a 1987 GF30 blonde. Sort of mini jumbo shape, maple everything and condition TOTALLY UNPLAYED. and I mean totally.
Quick inspection reveals that this has been driving its owners crazy for 18 years and is unplayed because it has come from the factory unplayable.
I have removed 8mm from the saddle and this has helped somewhat !!!
No attempt had been made to sort the action at all.
The biggest issue is that the guitar is 42mm at the nut, inspection reveals that a nut identical to my D35 (44mm at the nut) has been used and 2mm merely trimmed off at the high E side. result string falls off fretboard at first 3 frets at it sits over the chamfer on the fret, also causing some high e string fouling from my dodgy grip/technique.
Played with a capo reveals a wonderful, unused guitar in as new condition for very little money. I just need to sort the lower end.
Does anyone have know whether Guild offered a genuine 42mm nut or is the accepted solution a visit to a luthier to have a custom nut cut.
All in all I am pretty thrilled, the GF30 geing a George Gruhn design, I believe, and the sound and condition a dream.
( still need to sort a Starfire some day)
DavidV