Guild Artist Award Archtop Blonde 1976

1976 Guild Artist Award Blonde just in!  This is an excellent playing and sounding example of the Artist Award model and has just been gone over by our luthier.  The original base of the bridge had been modified so we opted to have a new bridge base made while retaining the original top/saddle piece.  Overall structural condition is solid.  Cosmetically it is a well loved guitar.  There is finish checking and dents and dings throughout (see pics).  The good ones get played and this is a good one!  Frets are in great shape as it has most likely had flatwound strings on it's entire life.  Case appears to be a newer Guild branded deluxe model.  Please message with any questions.

SN: 134463

Weight: 6 lbs 13 oz

Neck depth 1^st fret: .86”

Neck depth 9^th fret: .93”

Lower bout: 17" 

Scale length: 25 1/2" 

Nut width: 1-11/16'' 

Handcarved bookmatched solid spruce top

Flame maple neck

Handcarved bookmatched flame maple back; flame maple sides

Bound Ebony fretboard with mother of pearl-abalone split-block fingerboard

Bone nut

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