Guild F-112 Model 12 String Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1969), made in Hoboken, NJ, serial # OA-533, natural lacquer finish, mahogany back, sides and neck, spruce top, rosewood fingerboard.
Overall length is 42 1/2 in. (108 cm.), 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 25 1/2 in. (648 mm.). Width of nut is 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.). This example of a late-1960's Hoboken-era Guild 12 string shows some repair work but not much evidence of use and is an excellent player, with the expected big sound even for this smaller-body model. It is just back from its first neck set and plays very well; the bridge was never taken down and now shows plenty of saddle. The guitar remains all original except for an added strap pin on the heel and a later truss rod cover. There is a repaired back crack on the treble side of the center seam, and two center back braces has small repairs just above it. The back of the neck shows a repaired seam running under the bass side truss rod; this is not uncommon on these 12-strings as the twin truss rod troughs under the fingerboard were cut quite deep, very close to the back of the neck. This is fully sealed and not a functional issue but still visible with some light touch-up added. There is very little play wear, just some very light scuffs and a sticker mark on the back of the headstock. Perhaps not the most perfect F-112 we have had, but a good player's example from the second year of production for this model, at the end of Guild's golden Hoboken era Excellent - Condition.
