Westerly Wood
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I’d keep it. These are getting harder to find and sound matters most. Congratulations!And the sound is just so robust and boomy.
I’d keep it. These are getting harder to find and sound matters most. Congratulations!And the sound is just so robust and boomy.
Isn't there a better luthier than the guy at GC? Just my personal experience, but I've yet to see a "tech" at any of my local Guitar Centers that I'd trust with one of my guitars. Rockwall is right outside Dallas, correct?HM, that is precisely what I am struggling with. I pulled the TRC off and gave the truss rod a couple of small turns. Seems to feel better. Actually if the action could stay just like this, it would be a winner. There is a tech up at GC who is a pretty straight shooter. He is the kind that will tell you whether you bought it from them or not if there are long-term issues going on. He is always shot me pretty straight when I have needed a second opinion. I think I am going to have him go through it too for giggles. A luthier / guitar tech I am not.
There is and I reached out to him. Dan McCarthy. The really good ones are pretty busy. The GC tech is a guy named Kenny and he is a decent tech actually. Been around a long time and has some degree of knowledge, but yes, typically they are not great.Isn't there a better luthier than the guy at GC? Just my personal experience, but I've yet to see a "tech" at any of my local Guitar Centers that I'd trust with one of my guitars. Rockwall is right outside Dallas, correct?
A couple of the other ones I have seen online do not. My DCE3 from the same year / series does not.Did they have compensated saddles originally?
Gorgeous back btw
Barring any major warnings from the luthier, I absolutely will. It sounds really good. Thanks, WW.I’d keep it. These are getting harder to find and sound matters most. Congratulations!
This endorsement makes me smile more than I expected.I did let Dan McCarthy ( reputable Dallas repairman ) look it over today and he told me I have little to be concerned about. [...] He said, and when it comes time to reset it, call Tom Jacobs..
That's most likely because there's a lot of luthiers (like mine) that don't like doing neck resets on Guilds. Heck, my guy doesn't like doing neck resets period, but I understand why in his case. He has a 9-5 job, and can make more money doing small jobs like setups.This endorsement makes me smile more than I expected.
I wasn't trying to rehash the "Guild necks are hard" conversation. I was pleased that a luthier was recommending Tom.That's most likely because there's a lot of luthiers (like mine) that don't like doing neck resets on Guilds. Heck, my guy doesn't like doing neck resets period, but I understand why in his case. He has a 9-5 job, and can make more money doing small jobs like setups.
A lot of it is that they have a large dovetail joint, and they also finish the neck after it has been fitted, so that means extra touch-up work after the neck is reattached.That is precisely the case, Sandy. Too laborious. He mentioned something about the way Guild attaches their necks / blocks there is little gap for them to get enough steam in there to melt the glue. Either way, when the times comes I just might give Tom a call.
I know that, but honestly, even Tom is a bit reluctant to do neck resets if he can avoid them. That was the case with my old DV72, and a few others that I have heard from other members. Tom does have quite a bag of tricks to eek out more saddle in his arsenal, though.I wasn't trying to rehash the "Guild necks are hard" conversation. I was pleased that a luthier was recommending Tom.
A lot of it is that they have a large dovetail joint, and they also finish the neck after it has been fitted, so that means extra touch-up work after the neck is reattached.
I know that, but honestly, even Tom is a bit reluctant to do neck resets if he can avoid them. That was the case with my old DV72, and a few others that I have heard from other members. Tom does have quite a bag of tricks to eek out more saddle in his arsenal, though.