Vintage 1966 Guild Starfire XII 12 String Guitar Body Neck Semi Hollow

Description: Vintage 1966 Guild Starfire XII 12 String Guitar Body Neck. Has wonderful patina and screams high end vintage! Has fine lacquer checking throughout. Has scratches and nicks typical of a 58 year old guitar that has been played but not abused. It does, however, have a few finish issues that should be pointed out. There are numerous, somewhat circular spots in the finish on the back of the headstock. There are a few more on the bass side of the headstock and neck (please see photos). It looks like some type of chemical was splashed on it that ate away the nitro lacquer. There are also some light sanding marks on the back of the headstock that appear to be an effort to remove the spots. There is a crack at the top of the bass side of the headstock that goes from the top to the uppermost tuner hole. There are some circular clamping marks on the bass side of the headstock that were probably from an attempt to glue the crack. Please review the photos carefully as they do a much better job of showing cosmetic condition. As is typical of vintage Guilds, there is some slight shrinkage and distortion of headstock overlay. Back of neck does have some marks on it but feels very nice in my hand. Brazilian rosewood fretboard has some light string wear. Medium fret wear with a bit of string grooving in first three frets. Neck joint is solid. Truss rod nut tightens and loosens. String action was good when I received it but bridge was all the way down. I laid a straight edge on the fretboard and extended it over the bridge location. It measured approximately 0.65" from the bottom of the straight edge to the top of the body. Please don't let my detail scare you, it's a beautiful guitar that is easily of the same or better quality of the Gibsons made the same year. A super worthy project on a guitar that is becoming much more valuable and getting harder to find. Guitar (as shown in photos) weighs 5 pounds, 13.8 ounces. I will sometimes use UPS instead of FedEx even when FedEx is selected. When I do, I will absorb extra cost. Photos are a major part of the description. Please view the photos carefully for cosmetic condition as well as anything else I may not have described here. Please ask any questions you need to. All international shipping goes through Ebay's Global Shipping Program (GSP). GSP must be available to your country for me to ship to you. This item is also for sale on another site. I reserve the right to end this listing at any time. Although very unlikely, it is possible that this item could sell on both sites before the second listing can be taken down. In that case, the earliest sale will prevail and the later sale will be cancelled.

Price: 1299 USD

Location: Mobile, Alabama

End Time: 2024-12-06T03:00:15.000Z

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