1970 Guild F112 12-String Guitar

The serial places this guitar at 1970. It's a curious mix of "Hoboken" design (the 000-size and shape body from the '60s F112 model) with "Westerly" sensibilities (a bit stiffer bracing, a more jangly/brighter sound, a chunkier neck). The guitars from 1970-1971 really feel like crossover instruments from one factory to the other.

I love the classic looks of this body shape (though the mini-jumbo version of the F112 is awfully elegant as well). Its tone is pure "Guild workhorse 12" and it has a ton of volume and cut on hand and nice, clean, mids-centered jangle and chime.

Repairs included: a neck reset, fret level/dress, new fully-compensated bone saddle, setup, etc.

Top wood: solid spruce

Back & sides wood: solid mahogany

Bracing type: x

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: mahogany

Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast)
String gauges: 46w-10 extra lights

Neck shape: medium C/D

Board radius: 14"

Truss rod: adjustable (two)

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-lower

Scale length: 25 1/2"

Nut width: 1 13/16"

Body width: 15 1/4"

Body depth: 4 3/4"

Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz

Condition notes: there's a medium amount of wear and tear throughout the finish on the guitar. There are small scuffs, nicks, dings, small patches of flaked-off finish at the heel, and scratches here and there all over but none are super-obvious. There's also some mild finish weather-checking here and there, too. There are two hairline cracks on the top on either side of the lower bout's center seam but both have been sealed and cleated and are good to go. There are also a couple of tiny repaired hairline cracks up near the end of the fretboard at the soundhole. The neck had an attempted reset in its past and so the edges of the heel at the joint show a little disturbance and filling from some tidying-up this time around. It's solid. I'm not a huge fan of the original Guild tuners, either, but they do work fine after a quick lube. I also added string ramps behind the saddle to increase back-angle on the saddle from the farther-aft bridge pins strings.

It comes with: no case, sorry.