Guild neck sets...Sandy, you will want to read this!

[adorshki]

I suspect that they are still using bridges of different heights at final assembly to make up for the variations in neck angles. The harsh truth is that some of those combinations will work out o.k. Others will require neck resets after various lengths of time depending upon how far the neck angle was initially off.
Just my take from the tour.

That was always my suspicion, since it didn't seem to make sense to try to adjust the neck to an already installed bridge during original construction. My Corona D40's bridge is huge compared to the Westerlys for example, fully an 1/8" thicker.

 

[adorshki]

Varying bridge heights is one reason why there's no pat formula to indicate when a neck reset is due. Both of my 65's have shaved bridges, but both bridges are over 1/4". I've read posts here where guys report unmodified heights lower than that. Depends on the individual instrument, not the results of some straightedge test.

My D25's stock height was (is) 5/16".

 

[West R Lee]

This might help explain why Westerly Guilds are held in such high regard.......

:lol: Yep, they're all junkers.....leave them for me please, I'll give all those horrible Westerlys a home. :wink: I know, I know....It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.

West

 

[adorshki]

This might help explain why Westerly Guilds are held in such high regard.......

:lol: Yep, they're all junkers.....leave them for me please, I'll give all those horrible Westerlys a home. :wink: I know, I know....It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
West

A veritable saint in the lion's den of the internet.

 

[West R Lee]

This might help explain why Westerly Guilds are held in such high regard.......

:lol: Yep, they're all junkers.....leave them for me please, I'll give all those horrible Westerlys a home. :wink: I know, I know....It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
West

A veritable saint in the lion's den of the internet.

Well I'd just hate for the rest of y'all to be subjected to ownership of these things, man, the necks twist and bend, the wood cracks, frets fall out, headstocks pop off, tuners jump out of the peghead..............real bottom of the barrell guitars. Heck, I had one Westerly that just disintegrated right there in my hands....POOF, it was gone! If you'll send them to me, I'll dispose of them. I'd just like to formally caution the rest of the membership here against buying any Westerly built Guild guitars.

West

 

[cjd-player]

I'd just like to formally caution the rest of the membership here against buying any Westerly built Guild guitars.

West

Dear Mr. West R. Lee:

The purpose of this letter is to officially offer you a position of employment with the Public Relations and Marketing Department of Guild Guitars, New Hartford facility.

Signed

F.M.I.C.

 

[adorshki]

If you'll send them to me, I'll dispose of them. West

Y'mean there's hazardous waste issues too? DA-YUM. :evil:

 

[West R Lee]

Mr. Fender,

I'd like to thank you for your job offer, I would be delighted to accept, but with a few minor stipulations.

First of all, I'd like to hire all of the folks who worked in Westerly, Corona and Tacoma and are willing to work hard in marketing the brand as my assistants. They were good people, fabulous craftsmen and craftswomen and have been struggling since you let them go.

Secondly, as I have a real moral issue with selling anything that I don't believe 100% in myself, I'd like you to locate and or repair all tooling used at the Westerly plant. This will ensure, along with the input from the newly hired, and very enthusiastic and knowledgable former employees, a quality product, much like that built in Rhode Island a decade ago. In fact, if the R.I. facility is still available, I would require it's repurchase for nostalgic reasons. Any old world craftsman at the Connecticut facility who were willing to make the commute to Westerly to join us, they would be welcomed too.

Since "humidity" played a role in your selling of the Westerly facility, I'd like to see climate control installed at Westerly so that it might become a non-issue. I'm keenly aware that the humidity was far lower in Tacoma than it was in Westerly :shock: , and it must be half the humidity in Connecticut than it was in Rhode Island :shock: :shock: , so the humidity issue must be addressed.

I would also require that centerfold ads, done by the same folks that do the Geico Insurance commercials, be included in each issue of Vintage Guitar magazine......you might eeven have to get your own lizard. I would also require that a diligent effort be put into getting these guitars into the hands of performers that appear regularly on CMT and MTV. The only other marketing issue I would like to see addressed would be the conspicuous lack of visiblity at the largest guitar shows in the country. Fender must purchase a large trailer, keep it stocked with the newest line of acoustics, and travel the country.

Once you have these issues resolved, write me again and I'll consider helping you to make Guild the brand it once was....and can be again.

Sincerely,
West R Lee :wink:

 

[adorshki]

Mr. Fender,

Strictly for the sake of muckraking, I thought "F.M.I.C." stood for "Fully Mired In Crud".
NOT that I have anything against them.
As long as I can still buy a NEW Guild.
Made in the USA.
When I can afford it.
Just sayin'.

 

[West R Lee]

Mr. Fender,

Strictly for the sake of muckraking, I thought "F.M.I.C." stood for "Fully Mired In Crud".
NOT that I have anything against them.
As long as I can still buy a NEW Guild.
Made in the USA.
When I can afford it.
Just sayin'.

:lol: Oh yeah, one more thing.....you'll be required by contract to stay in the same location for 5 years.

West

 

[adorshki]

[quote="West R Lee":3i5x8ves]Mr. Fender,

Strictly for the sake of muckraking, I thought "F.M.I.C." stood for "Fully Mired In Crud".
NOT that I have anything against them.
As long as I can still buy a NEW Guild.
Made in the USA.
When I can afford it.
Just sayin'.

:lol: Oh yeah, one more thing.....you'll be required by contract to stay in the same location for 5 years.
West[/quote:3i5x8ves]
WELL, being fully mired, maybe that wouldn't be a problem. :lol:

 

[chazmo]

Speaking of Westerly... The old facility was under water in the spring when Rhode Island got seriously slammed with flooding.... Does anyone know if the facility has been re-opened (tastycakes, etc....)??

 

[West R Lee]

Speaking of Westerly... The old facility was under water in the spring when Rhode Island got seriously slammed with flooding.... Does anyone know if the facility has been re-opened (tastycakes, etc....)??

Gosh, who knoes Chazzy? The last time I checked, and it's been years, the building was listed on a Westerly real estate website. We joked (dreamed) we'd like to buy it and hire all the old bunch to work there.

West

 

[cjd-player]

Mr. Fender,

I'd like to thank you for your job offer, ....

Sincerely,
West R Lee :wink:

Dear Mr. West R. Lee;

Thank you for your thoughtful response to our offer. We are considering your proposals.

Thanks to a wonderful web site known as "Lets Talk Guild", we believe that we have the magazine centerfold proposal solved ...

If only we could figure out where to put a G shield. :shock:

Sincerely, F.M.I.C.

 

[West R Lee]

[quote="West R Lee":1sf5e2da]Mr. Fender,

I'd like to thank you for your job offer, ....

Sincerely,
West R Lee :wink:

Dear Mr. West R. Lee;

Thank you for your thoughtful response to our offer. We are considering your proposals.

Thanks to a wonderful web site known as "Lets Talk Guild", we believe that we have the magazine centerfold proposal solved ...

:lol: Not exactly what I had in mind.....but nice.

West

If only we could figure out where to put a G shield. :shock:

Sincerely, F.M.I.C.[/quote:1sf5e2da]

 

[West R Lee]

:shock: How'd that happen?

West

 

[onewilyfool]

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