Hello all,
I've been hanging around awhile.....not posting so much, but certainly appreciating all the contributions and information that can be found here.
I'm a player/collector of old archtops and lately have been fixated on Guilds.....mostly pre-1962 so far.....but the ones that really interest me are the very oldest from the New York era. I especially enjoy seeing the variations that took place in the formative early years.
I'd love to see photos of instruments from the 1953-56 era for starters....so if any of you own and would like to post photos or links to some nice examples, please do.
I'll start off with a couple of my current favorites, a '54 X-150 and a '56 CE-100.
Both are probably among the earliest examples of each model......the X-150 seems almost primitive compared to the Guilds that were made just a few years later.
Love the headstocks with the older logos and inlays......
Great players.....the old Franz pickups sound wonderful to my ears....
Will be glad to talk about the details if anyone's interested.....
Meanwhile, please show and tell about your NY Guilds!
Thanks,
z
I've been hanging around awhile.....not posting so much, but certainly appreciating all the contributions and information that can be found here.
I'm a player/collector of old archtops and lately have been fixated on Guilds.....mostly pre-1962 so far.....but the ones that really interest me are the very oldest from the New York era. I especially enjoy seeing the variations that took place in the formative early years.
I'd love to see photos of instruments from the 1953-56 era for starters....so if any of you own and would like to post photos or links to some nice examples, please do.
I'll start off with a couple of my current favorites, a '54 X-150 and a '56 CE-100.
Both are probably among the earliest examples of each model......the X-150 seems almost primitive compared to the Guilds that were made just a few years later.
Love the headstocks with the older logos and inlays......
Great players.....the old Franz pickups sound wonderful to my ears....
Will be glad to talk about the details if anyone's interested.....
Meanwhile, please show and tell about your NY Guilds!
Thanks,
z