Looks like a keeper

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Nigel Wickwire said:
Isn't this about the 3rd time this particular git has been listed on eBay in the last 60 days or so??
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Certainly could be. There seems to be a repeat or two (three?) come back for sale for one reason or other. :?:

Still makes me drool,
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Will watch this one at $200+ including shipping how can you go wrong :shock: Won't stay there though, a week to go. Any one remember any issues with this in the previous listings?

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Looks pretty clean to me. Action looks maybe a little high, but the saddle looks pretty high, too. I like that it has a G-shield. I don't think F-40s are "supposed" to.

I'd love to own a guitar like this, but I've never been able to bring myself to put big bucks into an acoustic. Most of the actual music I make is electric and, though I'm pretty confident buying an electric based off of good pics, it'd be a more nervous proposition with an acoustic. If you know the model well and know what kind of pickups are in it, an electric has a pretty narrow range of possible ways it will sound, but an acoustic could sound all sorts of ways... Tough to buy one without getting your hands on it first.

I love these old blond Guilds, though!
 
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I could believe this is the third time it has sold. Business on the 'Bay has been full of nonpaying flakes lately.
 
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southernGuild said:
Yep, I too remember her.......She is of my birthyear and in a bout of guitar lust, I wanted to take her home. I thought she left the pub weeks ago! :D Back AGAIN Eh? :roll:
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I'm beyond searching for a 1943 Guild :!: :lol: , but actively bid on (and lose) birth-year Martins, preferably a '43 00 or 00018. They tend to be a bit pricey, however, so I often take myself out of the running!! :roll:

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The one thing that sends a warning signal to me is "There is some sag in the top between the bridge and the
sound hole which is typical to F-40’s of this early era. " I am not that familiar with Hoboken Guilds, but is this really true? I get very suspicious when someone states that X defect is typical of guitar Y, and not a problem induced by poor storage, shipping damage, being dropped off a cliff, etc..
Takes me back to my beginning guitar days in NYC at that time when Guilds were the acoustic to have.

Joe
Well we share a birth year in common. Never looked for a Martin from that year, figured they would be way out of my price range, but a few months ago saw a Gibson 1943 "banner" J45 at a reasonable price on the Bay with relatively minor issues. It was way early in the bidding and stayed that way until the last 4 hours, if I remember right went for over 2K. However, I did a little research and found that because of war needs for metal Gibson dropped the truss rod and put on the "baseball bat" neck in 1943. That immediately eliminated any interest on my part. I do like J45s a lot, and though I m not a burst fan, on those it seems to be ideal
(conditioning, hmm???).

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Eastman AC320ce 2008 BOOKMATCHING BOOKMATCHING WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING BOOKMATCHING!
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The sucker went up 4X since I looked last, over $900 with four days to go, getting closer to Blue Book and puts me out of the running. Maybe the economy is getting better, and the days of cheap vintage Guilds are over, sigh.

Harmony H-173 bought in 1960 (retired)
Alvarez AC60S 2008
Eastman AC320ce 2008 BOOKMATCHING BOOKMATCHING WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING BOOKMATCHING!
http://www.massstreetmusic.com/store/sh ... id-Cutaway
GAD-JF30E(blonde) 2008
JF55 1997
D25M 1974
 
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