Now here's acouple nice DV-52's for someone!

[dreadnut]

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUILD-GUITAR-MADE-W ... ?pt=Guitar


http://cgi.ebay.com/Gorgeous-Guild-DV52 ... ?pt=Guitar

 

[MojoTooth]

The second one is going to be a great pickup for someone assuming the reserve price isn't too high. It looks like it has literally never been played.

 

[poser]

I've had my eye on those too.
The first one went for $805 and that's without a case. :shock:

Sorry. That was yet a different DV-52.

 

[cjd-player]

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUILD-GUITAR-MADE-WESTERLY-RI-DV-52-NT-EXCELLENT-/220655961228?pt=Guitar

Low action???
That looks to be about 3/16 of an inch to me (but I don't have a penny in my pocket at the moment to measure), and there does not appear to be much saddle left.

And, the TRC is upside down. That's a deal killer for sure. :mrgreen:

 

[steverok]

What would one think one of these, in excellent condition, would fetch ? I have a chance to grab an early 90s DV52 in excellent condition with case for less than $700.

 

[poser]

I'd buy it. Right away.

 

[dreadnut]

You didn't buy it yet? :shock: Early 90's will have the herringbone soundhole rosette too.

 

[steverok]

Would it be similar in construction/sound to a D50 or D55 ?

 

[MojoTooth]

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUILD-GUITAR-MADE-WESTERLY-RI-DV-52-NT-EXCELLENT-/220655961228?pt=Guitar

Low action???
That looks to be about 3/16 of an inch to me (but I don't have a penny in my pocket at the moment to measure), and there does not appear to be much saddle left.

that shyed me away from even watching the first one, but the second one does look solid all the way around.

 

[adorshki]

Would it be similar in construction/sound to a D50 or D55 ?

For the most part yes. Made of selected woods, scalloped (the "best") bracing and body woods sanded to finer tolerances to create an in instrument with most of the moxie of an already aged instrument when new, thus "Dreadnought Vintage" series.

 

[steverok]

Damn ... sold.

 

[poser]

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUILD-GUITAR-MADE-WESTERLY-RI-DV-52-NT-EXCELLENT-/220655961228?pt=Guitar

Low action???
That looks to be about 3/16 of an inch to me (but I don't have a penny in my pocket at the moment to measure), and there does not appear to be much saddle left.

that shyed me away from even watching the first one, but the second one does look solid all the way around.

Hmm, I hadn't looked carefully at that. Is that a very fine crack in the fingerboard just by the edge of the body? Or is it just a piece of lint?

 

[Qvart]

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUILD-GUITAR-MADE-WESTERLY-RI-DV-52-NT-EXCELLENT-/220655961228?pt=Guitar

Low action???
That looks to be about 3/16 of an inch to me (but I don't have a penny in my pocket at the moment to measure), and there does not appear to be much saddle left.

And, the TRC is upside down. That's a deal killer for sure. :mrgreen:

It looks like a good a amount of saddle to me (compared to the height of the end pins). Anyone ask for a measurement?

 

[poser]

I checked the string height against a penny as best as I could. It does look to be 3/16"; but that's from the fingerboard. Isn't it usually measured from the top of the fret? If that's the case then it would be about 2/16".

 

[cjd-player]

I checked the string height against a penny as best as I could. It does look to be 3/16"; but that's from the fingerboard. Isn't it usually measured from the top of the fret? If that's the case then it would be about 2/16".

You are correct that the action is measured from the top of the fret; typically in 64ths of an inch. So given your measurement, that would be 8/64ths (2/16ths). That's pretty high action. Most decent new guitars would spec out at 6/64ths and some players like that even lower at 4-1/2 to 5/64ths.

So to lower the action from 8/64ths to 6/64ths means removing 4/64ths (double the action change) from the saddle. It's hard to tell for sure from the photo, but it looks to me that if you tried to remove 1/16th from the saddle, there would hardly be any left. I think that guitar is on the slippery slope to a neck reset.

 

[poser]

I checked the string height against a penny as best as I could. It does look to be 3/16"; but that's from the fingerboard. Isn't it usually measured from the top of the fret? If that's the case then it would be about 2/16".

You are correct that the action is measured from the top of the fret; typically in 64ths of an inch. So given your measurement, that would be 8/64ths (2/16ths). That's pretty high action. Most decent new guitars would spec out at 6/64ths and some players like that even lower at 4-1/2 to 5/64ths.

So to lower the action from 8/64ths to 6/64ths means removing 4/64ths (double the action change) from the saddle. It's hard to tell for sure from the photo, but it looks to me that if you tried to remove 1/16th from the saddle, there would hardly be any left. I think that guitar is on the slippery slope to a neck reset.

Many thanks. I have much to learn.

 

[cjd-player]

I checked the string height against a penny as best as I could. It does look to be 3/16"; but that's from the fingerboard. Isn't it usually measured from the top of the fret? If that's the case then it would be about 2/16".

You are correct that the action is measured from the top of the fret; typically in 64ths of an inch. So given your measurement, that would be 8/64ths (2/16ths). That's pretty high action. Most decent new guitars would spec out at 6/64ths and some players like that even lower at 4-1/2 to 5/64ths.

So to lower the action from 8/64ths to 6/64ths means removing 4/64ths (double the action change) from the saddle. It's hard to tell for sure from the photo, but it looks to me that if you tried to remove 1/16th from the saddle, there would hardly be any left. I think that guitar is on the slippery slope to a neck reset.

Many thanks. I have much to learn.

This is a good place to hang out.

Though you may learn some things you didn't necessarily want to. :shock: :shock: :lol:

 

[poser]

Wow. It went for over a grand. :shock:

 

[hojo199]

I bought the first one ;-)

I bought the first one. It's on its way. He told me he stuck a "thick piece of cardboard under the saddle to raise it" because he is a "strummer." When the guitar arrives, I will take it out and go from there. I suspect it will be fine. To my eye there is plenty of meat on the saddle in relation to the bridge pins. This is the madness of buying guitars online. I have done reasonably well so far. It is definitely nail biting at times. I will let you all know when it arrives....

 

[cjd-player]

Congrats hojo!

I hope it tuns out to be o.k.

It certainly looks like a fine guitar.