Thank you for your interest in this fine Guild guitar. Please check out the pictures and ask any questions you might have before offering to purchase it.
I have tried to be perfectly clear and accurate in describing this vintage instrument, so its return will not be accepted unless it can be shown that it was egregiously misrepresented in this listing. Payment by Paypal is preferred cashier’s checks are acceptable, but checks must clear before the guitar will be shipped. It affords outstanding vintage protection for this fine vintage guitar.īuyer pays a flat rate of $55 for insurance and shipping to the lower forty-eight states shipping costs elsewhere will be negotiated as necessary. The handle is solid, and it has a locking latch (but no key) to keep curious hands off it (there will be some). It is in good shape, inside and out, with a nice plush interior and slightly tarnished hardware which functions perfectly. The case might be the original hard shell case, since it fits this guitar’s dimensions perfectly. Despite its very good condition, this guitar is not for a collector to put in a museum this is a player’s guitar, and I sincerely hope that its next owner is someone who will play it well and often. The action is fine, the neck is straight, the top is flat, and of course playing music for 54 years has made that Guild sound even better, more resonant, and more powerful. There are a number of small dings, especially around the edges, but it basically looks and plays like a well cared-for guitar of about a tenth its age. The only real flaw is a 2” scratch or gouge at the bottom of the back of the headstock, visible in the pictures.
Guild classical guitar mark 2 gitbox serial number#
The serial number (29434) dates it as 1964 and is displayed both on the back of the headstock and on the label.Īfter 54 years of making music, there are very few cosmetic or structural concerns: there are no cracks, virtually no crazing or cracking in the finish, and virtually no wear at the frets (presumably due to its nylon strings). The slotted classical headstock has no logo, but its rosewood overlay is set off beautifully by the black buttons on the upgraded gold-plated open tuners.
Guild classical guitar mark 2 gitbox full#
It has an ornate patterned rosette and full three-ply binding on both the top and the back. This Mark IV features a solid spruce top with pearwood back and sides, a three-piece mahogany neck, a rosewood wrap-around bridge, and a 12/19-fret ebony finger board. However, it still has enough carrying power for anybody and is a beautiful example of Guild craftsmanship. Like its rival, the Gibson C-100, it may have been designed more for the coffee house of the 1960s folk music scene or classical performance than for the blue grass stage. Like most classical guitars, it’s smaller than the dreadnought or jumbo series, measuring 14 ½” at the lower bout, with a scale of 25 ½” and a 2” nut.
Gruhn’s Guide and Vintage Guitar Price Guide basically agree, although there is some disagreement as to specific features. According to The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Guild Mark IV classical guitar was manufactured from 1961 to 1986.
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