danerectal
Senior Member
I couldn't even guess, but I was browsing this board and here's what they said.
Sounds like a farce since mine is from 1976
I have the very touching answer to your question . . . and would like it verified.
The carvings on the Guild S-100 are of the northern red oak AKA the New Jersey State tree. This was a special commemorative guitar to the founder; Alfred Dronge made the year following his death.
While production moved to the Westerly, RI factory, the offices remained in New Jersey, a situation that would prove fatal. While commuting to the factory in his private plane on May 3rd, 1972, Al Dronge ran into heavy weather and died when the plane went down.
http://www.guitarsite.com/database/Guitars/rec/3721/wwwboard/messages/430.shtml
Sounds like a farce since mine is from 1976