1970 Guild F-112 Natural
This wonderful Guild 12-string F-112NT guitar was apparently made in the fabled Westerly, Rhode Island, plant in early 1970, judging from its serial number (OA1176) and the Guild website. It features a full jumbo body based on the F-30 design and was probably the most popular 12-string in America until it was discontinued in 1982. As such, this particular guitar has dominated lesser instruments for over 50 years, and the resonance of its aged woods will only improve with its new generation of players. Its manifest mojo makes it stand out in any crowd, but it’s the huge sound that will make other players turn around to check it out.
This Guild F-112 has a solid spruce top and mahogany back, sides, and neck. The body is fully bound, top and back, with multi-stripe binding on top, and it has a large tortoise pick guard, a rosewood bridge, and a multi-stripe inlaid rosette. The mahogany neck supports a beautiful 14/20 fret rosewood fingerboard with no dot inlays which ends in a blackface headstock with six-per-side vintage-style open tuners. It is a full-sized jumbo, with a 16” lower bout width, 4.875” body depth, and a 25.5” scale.
This old guy has been played well and hard, and there are a number of structural and cosmetic issues to report beyond the slight finish “crazing” which one would expect in a hard-playing 51-year-old guitar’s finish, some slight pick wear and buckle rash, and numerous dings and bruises. There is also a finish issue on the back side and back in the lower bout area. While I see no actual cracks in the top, back, or sides, there is evidence of a very smooth headstock repair, and apparently there have been some replacements of the original parts, including the truss rod cover, headstock overlay (resulting in the loss of the logo decal), bridge, saddle, and bridge pins. The tuners are probably not original but work perfectly, and the frets show relatively little wear.
With these modifications, the result is an action of 4/32” at the 12th fret low E—about standard for a 12-string. All in all, this vintage tone monster is thoroughly worked on, looks cool, and is ready to rule the world again—or at least your local jam. It has worked hard making music and beating up on banjo and fiddle players for almost forty years. Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, it will pass into the hands of a player able to make music and turn heads for a generation or two to come.
The included vintage arched-top hard shell case is not original but is in very good condition, despite a few dings around the edges. The hardware is all intact and working well, the deluxe red lining is soft and intact, and structurally it is still solid as a rock. It fits a little loose, but it offers excellent protection for this vintage guitar.
Buyer pays a flat rate of $55 for insurance and shipping to the lower 48 states; shipping costs elsewhere will be negotiated as necessary. Payment by Paypal is preferred; cashier’s checks are acceptable, but checks must clear before the guitar will be shipped.
I have made every effort to describe and illustrate this vintage guitar and case with scrupulous accuracy. Please check out the pictures and ask any questions you might have before offering to purchase it. This guitar’s return will not be accepted unless it can be shown that it was egregiously misrepresented in this listing.
Thank you for your interest in this classic vintage Guild guitar.
Payments by Paypal, cashier’s checks, money orders, or personal checks are acceptable, but all payments must clear my bank before the guitar will be shipped. I will CONSIDER reasonable offers, even including installment payments and trade-ins, but generally since I already attempt to price my guitars very competitively, unusual deals must be unusually sweet.
From henceforth [that's how retired English teachers talk], insurance and shipping to the lower 48 states is $55 due to constantly rising shipping costs unless a specific listing says otherwise; shipping costs elsewhere will be negotiated as necessary. I have sold guitars to Russia, Japan, Australia, and over 50 other countries, as well as almost every state in the USA. Since some of my guitars travel thousands of miles, I take care to use lots of packing materials, protect the neck inside the case, and of course de-tune the strings.
I make every effort to describe and illustrate each guitar and case with scrupulous accuracy. However, many of my instruments are well-played vintage items which are many years old, and I am not a luthier. One should assume that any guitar will require some set-up to satisfy your personal requirements, and that not every flaw or ding will be seen/recognized/described in the listing. Thus the return of an instrument will not be accepted unless it can be shown that it was egregiously misrepresented in this listing. Please read the listing carefully, check out the pictures, and ask any questions you might have before offering to buy.