That's a beautiful and singular finish for a Guild. Nice job on the clean up, Brad!. . . I can’t believe Elderly did not clean this up, set it up, and ask for a lot more money.
Not a bad deal considering a Chinese Bonamassa endorsed Epi sells for half of that these days...That's a very nice looking guitar and interesting case candy.
$261.00 "all in" in 1966 is equal to $2,525.22 in 2023 dollars!
That is the original bridge in the photos. My job this weekend is to make a bridge base that looks the same but is a little thinner. I will post some photos when done. I could sand down the original as i don’t need too much taken off but I would prefer to keep the original Brazilian rosewood bridge unmodified.Your photo shows a bridge base that looks correct for that model even though you swapped that one in.
I put those modern guild "bridge cups" on my 1966 Starfire II. It seemed to do the trick to get it slightly lower. They are $10 from Cordoba/Guild website.That is the original bridge in the photos. My job this weekend is to make a bridge base that looks the same but is a little thinner. I will post some photos when done. I could sand down the original as i don’t need too much taken off but I would prefer to keep the original Brazilian rosewood bridge unmodified.
Check that - you’re right not to modify that Brazilian rosewood piece!That is the original bridge in the photos. My job this weekend is to make a bridge base that looks the same but is a little thinner. I will post some photos when done. I could sand down the original as i don’t need too much taken off but I would prefer to keep the original Brazilian rosewood bridge unmodified.
Thanks and I agree. I am a fan of the Hagstrom Micro-Matic bridge. I love the ability to adjust the string spacing. Not a ton of intonation adjustment but not bad with the saddles being able to be flipped. Also easier to intonate on the floating bases compared to the fixed rocking ones used on the solid bodies of this era with the Tremar. However, I still have been able to intonate my solid bodies with these bridges. Some people don’t like them as they can hit the pointed edge of the low E saddle with their hand when palm muting. I don’t run into that issue the way I play.Check that - you’re right not to modify that Brazilian rosewood piece!
Hope the neck is set the way it should be and not needing to be fooled with. That old 6 piece saddle setup works great on mine, very adjustable for vertical sitting on those 2 posts. It’s also tricky due to the wooden bridge is not fixed to the top and can slide around or not put back exactly when changing strings but you already knew this….
Here’s a closeup of mine just in case if you want a glance. Excuse my late teenage “artwork”
Thanks for your encouragement!If I'm not mistaken, a similar white pinstripe adorned the edge of some vintage Guild models. I'd say it's not a major (nor irreversible) profanation, and the job isn't too bad either (at least for a creative teenager).
I’m no expert in terms of the details of the Starfire models from the 60’s but I do not recall any pinstripes during this period. I keep forgetting that “vintage” can also be 1970’s through 1990’s and into the 2000’s. I’ll have to check Hans Moust book just received from that eBay seller that’s still on my desk in its original plastic wrapping.