jthrel
Member
Hello Citizens of Guild-land,
After a wonderful adventure tracking down a Guild Starfire XII, I had to ask the question: “How many of these lovely instruments are out there?”
I’ve been doing a little math on the back of an envelope using the Guild Serial Number list (http://support.guildguitars.com/downloads/datingyourguild.pdf) and the information in Hans Moust’s book (The Guild Guitar Book available now in paperback on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Guitar-...9664/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321441709&sr=8-1).
So between 1966 and 1969, a total of 810 Starfire XIIs were produced. Breakdown by year is:
1966 = 486 SF XIIs produced
1967 = 310
1968 = 1 (Yes, really)
1969 = 13 (According to Mr. Moust, the serial numbers in ’69 should start with DC 898)
1970 – 73 = unknown (serial numbers not available for individual models)
1974 = discontinued
Anyone have an estimate of the number produced from 1970-73?
Based on the huge drop in production in 68-69, I can’t imagine many SF-XIIs were produced in the 70’s. Would a total SF XII production of less than 850 be a good guess?
Al
After a wonderful adventure tracking down a Guild Starfire XII, I had to ask the question: “How many of these lovely instruments are out there?”
I’ve been doing a little math on the back of an envelope using the Guild Serial Number list (http://support.guildguitars.com/downloads/datingyourguild.pdf) and the information in Hans Moust’s book (The Guild Guitar Book available now in paperback on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Guitar-...9664/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321441709&sr=8-1).
So between 1966 and 1969, a total of 810 Starfire XIIs were produced. Breakdown by year is:
1966 = 486 SF XIIs produced
1967 = 310
1968 = 1 (Yes, really)
1969 = 13 (According to Mr. Moust, the serial numbers in ’69 should start with DC 898)
1970 – 73 = unknown (serial numbers not available for individual models)
1974 = discontinued
Anyone have an estimate of the number produced from 1970-73?
Based on the huge drop in production in 68-69, I can’t imagine many SF-XIIs were produced in the 70’s. Would a total SF XII production of less than 850 be a good guess?
Al
