Guild F40 Valencia (1962) 3 Color Sunburst (ON HOLD)

This is one of the first Guild F40 Valencia's that were build at the Hoboken facility. Guild started production of flattop guitars in 1954, and by the 1960s, Guild had mostly left its archtop origins behind. Of its early F-body guitars, the Bluegrass F-40 was introduced that first year it is particularly collectible. The Bluegrass had a celluloid-tortoiseshell pickguard, an arched maple back, and pearloid inlays on the fingerboard, beginning at the third fret. This well preserved guitar had a california style neck reset. A Cal reset means separating the neck block from the back, sliding the bottom of the block towards the interior of the guitar, and re-gluing the joint. There is binding work and heel work required if the heel extends down past the back. The reset was done very proffessionaly and brought the guitar back to life. Nice feel and very warm sound!! 

• Small body narrow waist concert body style
• Solid spruce top
• Maple back and sides
• Round soundhole
• wo-stripe rosette
• Multi-ply body binding
• Three-piece Mahogany/Maple neck
• 14/20-fret bound Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard
• Seven pearloid block inlays
• Blackface headstock with pearl G shield and logo inlay
• New three-per-side chrome tuners
• Brazilian Rosewood bridge with white pins
• Tortoise shell celluloid pickguard
• Sunburst finish
• 16 in. body width
• 4.25 in. body depth
• 25.5 in. scale
• Original Guild Ess & Ess case