1956 Guild F20 Acoustic Guitar
by Paul
(Rock Island, IL)
1956 Guild F20 Acoustic Guitar
I got this little guitar about a year ago from a gifted guitarist and repair man. The binding on the back had to be replaced, and there are some finish cracks, but overall it's in very good shape. The neck and fretwork feels even more comfortable than that of my 1935 Gibson L00.
I haven't been able to find out much about this guitar, except that the serial number dates it at 1956.
Cool label, as you can see in one of the photos.
The second photo shows the headstock and logo, which appear to be copied after Gibsons of the period.
What was the first year of production for this model? Can you give me an approximate value?
It didn't come with a case, but I store it in a little hard case that once housed a smaller 30s Gibson flat-back archtop.
ANSWER
Hi, Paul--
I substituted the full pic for the neck pic because it is such a nice looking little guitar.
Here is the Blue Book General info:
F-20 TROUBADOR
- small body narrow waist body style, solid spruce top, maple (1956-1958) or mahogany (1959-1987) back and sides, round soundhole, single rosette, body binding, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, blackface headstock with screened logo, three-per-side chrome tuners, rosewood bridge with white pins, tortoiseshell pickguard, available in Natural or Sunburst top with Mahogany Stain back and sides finish, 13.75 in. body width, 4.125 in. body depth, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1956-1987.
So yours was the first year for this model.
Here is the pricing info:
1956-1958
Excellent $1,400 - 1,700
Average $900 - 1,100
Lynne
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