Guild F 40-M Folk Model Acoustic / Harmony "Patrician" H-1407

This particular Guild guitar made at the end of the seventies

has been a short runned example of the use of stained maple

for the sides and back of this instrument. Not everyone likes 
maple for this purpose but this instrument has a good balance 
and a huge sound. You could say it lacks a bit the Martin 
refinement but that is really personal.

Maybe not clearly visible but at the head the wood
has separated at the place the neck has been reinforced.

By keeping on tightening the truss rod the glue stopped 

working for the neck. This has been the case for more than

20 years, no problem but I will fix it in the near future!

Harmony "Patrician"  H-1407

The Chicago based factory of Harmony made a lot guitars

under the "Patrician" name. This one is the H -1407 but after

they installed an adjustable truss rod. In fact a good move as

at the same time they added a slimmer profile for the neck

that doesn't feel that "chunky'  anymore.

Though some surface damages on the solid soundboard

I'm planning to keep it that way. The pickguard is still

there but a small piece on top of it had broken off due

to the screw that has been overtightened a bit.

The guitar must have had some accidents as the tuning

axles for the D and G string are bent. I solved it by at

first heating the plastic knob with a hair dryer and then

heating the axle with a soldering gun and then gently 

bowing it back. But they are mediocre so they will be

replaced.

There are some problems with the neck attachment but

luckily the neck wasn't tight to the body anymore and

had some give. That makes it possible to inject some

water to release the neck from the body, make a proper

fit and reglue the neck in place while controlling the

neck / body angle at first!