Vintage 1972 F-212

Condition Report

This Guild F-212 from '72 puts the gorgeous sound of Brazilian rosewood on full display, and it has lived a long and storied life! It has clearly been played, but also loved. Both the finish and frets show light-to-moderate signs of use and wear, respectively. There are a handful of slightly larger dings and chips in the finish, and there's a repaired top crack by the pickguard. There are also some marks on the side of the headstock from a string winder (it's hard to blame someone for being in a while restring a 12-string!). 

The neck has come forward over the years and various luthiers have sanded down the bridge to compensate. At this point, we can't really take the saddle down anymore. With a flat neck, the action sits at 3/32" on the treble side and 4/32" on the bass side, which is basically dreadnaught flatpicking action. It plays well at that height, and it sounds like a cannon! It comes with a non-original vintage chipboard case, too. 

• Serial Number

  62578

• Brand Name

  Guild Guitars

• Model

  Vintage 1972 F-212

• Finish Color

  Natural

• Finish Type

  Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Top Wood

  Spruce

• Bracing

  X-Bracing

• Binding

  Multi-ply on Body Top and Back

• Back & Sides Wood

  Mahogany

• Neck Dimensions

  .860 1st - .930 9th

• Neck Wood

  Mahogany

• Neck Finish

  Gloss

• Fingerboard Wood

  Brazilian Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius

  16”

• Fingerboard Inlays

  None on Top, White Side Dots

• Frets

  20

• Scale Length

  25.5”

• Nut Material

  Bone

• Width at Nut

  1.826”

• Saddle String Spacing

  2.440”

• Electronics

  None

• Saddle

  Bone, Uncompensated

• Hardware

  Chrome

• Tuners

  Plate

• bridge

  Brazilian Rosewood

• Pickguard

  Faux Tortoise

• Case

  Black Chipboard Case