I have my guitar from grammar school church choir. The serial number dates it 1973, toward the middle, 78754. I am not sure if pearwood or maple. Any way to find out? Is there a resale price difference between pearwood and maple?
1973 D44 Is it Pearwood or Maple
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ReevesRd
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The D-44 M (maple) should have been designated on the label. I would guess it's pearwood. Photos of the back and sides would be helpful.
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Yeah, it's far easier to identify when we can see the sides and the back.
Will get photos of back and sides. Is there any difference for resale pricing?
Will get photos of back and sides. Is there any difference for resale pricing?
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silverfox103
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I've had 3 Pearwood guitars. From your pictures, I'd say your's is Pearwood also.
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ReevesRd
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I don't think so. I would say that it's based on condition.
Just searching Reverb sold: D-44 & D-44M start at about $1200.
https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=Guild D-44 &show_only_sold=true
You could list it here on LTG, but there are guidelines that members are asked to follow. You can check it out on the Buy, Sale, Trade section of the forum. I hope this helps.
Many many thanks!
wileypickett
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Repairing the back would be routine for a qualified luthier. Back repairs don't affect the sound of the guitar, so no worries there.
jfilm
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Cracks negatively impact value, though in a guitar this old, repaired cracks are not at all unusual. If they are professionally repaired, as previously pointed out, sound isn't affected. But any potential buyers will be looking for a discount (not sure if you want to sell) vs. an undamaged one. And some folks will simply not buy a guitar with cracks.
SFIV1967
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Depending on where this guitar lived during it's life she might be very dry and might need humification before any repair is done.
Ralf
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Stored inside original felt case, in cool / dry finished basement. Thankyou for the heads up.
Thanks so much.
jfilm
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For action, measured at the 12th fret:
The standard action on an acoustic guitar is roughly 2mm (5/64″ or 0.078″) on the high E string and 2.5mm (3/32″ or 0.093″) on the low E string.
Neck angle stuff, here's a good explanation with pictures from Frets.com from Frank Ford.
The standard action on an acoustic guitar is roughly 2mm (5/64″ or 0.078″) on the high E string and 2.5mm (3/32″ or 0.093″) on the low E string.
Neck angle stuff, here's a good explanation with pictures from Frets.com from Frank Ford.
This article is super helpful. Now I know what to check. Thanks
westerlyborn
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I have a pear-wood Mark IV- I think yours is also.