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❌SOLD❌ Guild Bluegrass F47 Steel String Acoustic Natural, 1972

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Introduced in 1963, the Guild Bluegrass F47  model was aimed at the exploding folk and bluegrass boom. In 1966, production moved from Hoboken NJ to Westerly RI.  In 1972, the year this guitar was built, Guild’s President Alfred Dronge was killed in a plane crash and was succeeded by Leon Tell.   

The Guild Bluegrass F47, here seen as a one-owner-since-new 1972 model, is based on what’s currently referred to as a ‘Grand Orchestra’ body shape, with solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides. The neck is Guild’s typical three-piece neck – two mahogany sections with a slim center maple strip. This design helps keep the neck stable and twist-resistant. The fingerboard and bridge are rosewood and the headstock features the traditional mother of pearl ‘Chesterfield’ logo.

As With Many Guild Models, It’s Not A Quiet Guitar

The finish of this Guild Bluegrass F47 shows expected wear, with pick marking around the soundhole and a few other marks on the top. At the time this guitar was made (and for some companies until recently), it was common practice to glue the pickguard directly to the top, rather than to the finish. This very frequently resulted in cracks in the top near the pickguard, and there is such a crack along the inner edge of the pickguard. The top has a repaired and cleated crack in the upper treble bout at the outside edge of the pickguard.

The guitar is in solid structural condition. A new bridge sub plate has been added and the guitar set up by The Twelfth Fret repair shop.

As with many Guild models, it’s not a quiet guitar. It is a Bluegrass model after all, meant to be played with banjos and mandolins. The neck is a bit narrower than many modern guitars, which to my hands makes it a bit easier to play. I’m finding it a very comfortable and fun guitar to hold and play.

This Guild Bluegrass F47 is sold with its  original hard shell case.


 

Price: $2,400.00 CAD
  • Model: Bluegrass F47
  • Year: 1972
  • Finish Natural Gloss
  • Class: Vintage
  • Serial Number: 85679 Built 1972 Westerly RI
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • Condition: Good
  • Date Posted: 28/10/2020

  • This instrument has been sold
  • Consignment Item

  • Including Hard case
  • Instrument Weight: 4.95lbs 2.25kg
  • Scale Length: 25.5in 647.7mm
  • Nut Width: 1.695in 43mm
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