killdeer43
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Well, it's known that I'm not a burst guy, either, but I could learn to love that one. :encouragement:
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adorshki
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Westerly's bursts tended towards the dark and "tobacco" unless based on "Cherry", but I think the lighting's darkening up that one besides.
In '96 for example they offered "Tobacco", "Antique" (both brown based), and "Cherry" (the red/yellow you're thinking of)
Hello everyone it’s been a long time since I was on here with this thread about my J26 sunburst. So long in fact that I had forgotten when I asked similar questions on another forum years later but I have forgotten which one! (at the risk of oversharing I have some memory issues due to epilepsy). Anyway it seems there was quite a lot of interest in the guitar at the time as it’s a rare one and serial number 1.
I’ve finally decided I want to sell it as I rarely pick it up and it deserves to be enjoyed. It plays well but has got loads of dents and nicks and glaze cracking.
I took it to a highly respected luthier who said the glaze cracking was just a sign of age and the dents were superficial. But obviously would reduce value.
Photos now adeed.
Anyone with any idea of value?
I’ve finally decided I want to sell it as I rarely pick it up and it deserves to be enjoyed. It plays well but has got loads of dents and nicks and glaze cracking.
I took it to a highly respected luthier who said the glaze cracking was just a sign of age and the dents were superficial. But obviously would reduce value.
Photos now adeed.
Anyone with any idea of value?
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Gotta have a full batch of photos to even guess
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I have de-photobucketed the images in this thread.
Welcome back cfn1963. No idea of fair price as there are very few of these particular models around. I would say that your J-26 is perhaps most similar to a JF-4 of the 1990ish-era. You might want to look at those for an idea of value.
I hope when the time comes you list it here. Good luck with your choices.
I hope when the time comes you list it here. Good luck with your choices.
I’ll try to work out how to put them on again
SFIV1967
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Post #11 shows 3 pictures of your 1995 JF-26. And Hans had explained the story behind here:
JF 26 - Anyone know the story?
I picked up a JF 26 yesterday. I don't think I have heard of one on this board. Does anyone know anything about this model? Some details: Serial # AJ 260014 Snakehead headstock with peaked "Guild" logo. Rosewood fingerboard. Spruce top Mahogany back and sides. Back is arched like an...
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Meet me in the 10k-10k clubroom and I'll explain it.
Mmm there’s only 7 posts on that thread as far as I can see. And the only link goes to a running club page. But… there is mention of a date stamp of December 1991 on the neck block of the JF26 and mine too has that tooPost #11 shows 3 pictures of your 1995 JF-26. And Hans had explained the story behind here:
JF 26 - Anyone know the story?
I picked up a JF 26 yesterday. I don't think I have heard of one on this board. Does anyone know anything about this model? Some details: Serial # AJ 260014 Snakehead headstock with peaked "Guild" logo. Rosewood fingerboard. Spruce top Mahogany back and sides. Back is arched like an...
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Dang, that's cool. I had never heard of this model before.
Cypress Knee
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Wow, talk about a zombie thread! My original post was last replied to over six thousand days ago!
My son has had that guitar for years, and as far as I know never really applied himself to learning to play it beyond strumming Wonderwall. I have not seen that guitar in at least a decade.
At one time I had a collection of Guild acoustics, almost one of every model. At that time there was not a Chinese line of Guilds.
I don't know about today's values because prices have gone up so much for USA built Guilds, but relatively speaking I would go by this formula:
'70's D 25 JF26
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'70's D 55 70's F 50R
Jim
(PS - When I sold my running store the new owner changer ISP's. All of my old photos and stories subsequently disappeared. Moral - don't count on the Internet for long term storage of memories, use a hard drive back-up or print them out and save them In hard copy.)
My son has had that guitar for years, and as far as I know never really applied himself to learning to play it beyond strumming Wonderwall. I have not seen that guitar in at least a decade.
At one time I had a collection of Guild acoustics, almost one of every model. At that time there was not a Chinese line of Guilds.
I don't know about today's values because prices have gone up so much for USA built Guilds, but relatively speaking I would go by this formula:
'70's D 25 JF26
------------ = ------
'70's D 55 70's F 50R
Jim
(PS - When I sold my running store the new owner changer ISP's. All of my old photos and stories subsequently disappeared. Moral - don't count on the Internet for long term storage of memories, use a hard drive back-up or print them out and save them In hard copy.)
SFIV1967
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"Post #11" was refering to this thread here!
Ralf
Hey, nice to see you posting, CK. Welcome back!
Duh. Weird that they Disappeared for a while…. Maybe just me not being au fait with forums.