Guild F512 Neck Set

[Thomas James]

Anyone know what joint is inside this beast?

[Frank Ford]

Dovetail potted in lots of hide glue.

[Thomas James]

Thank you, Frank. I guess I will take it on. The bridge is off and shaved way too low.

[Mark McLean]

Yes, but the important question is whose signature is that on the top?

[Mike Kolb]

I swear it looks like "Bill Monroe" to these old eyes....

[Lee Gendvilas]

I did the same thing. I wonder if...

[Mark McLean]

OK.  Better make sure that you don't refinish that top!

[Thomas James]

Yes, it's Bill Monroe's signature. There are pictures of the signing in the case.

[Gary Fried]

I took one of these on years ago. While it was a regular dovetail, it required an extraordinary amount of steam to release. I also had the problem of the binding coming off at the side dot markers when loosening the fingerboard over the body. I can see in your pictures that the binding has some cracks propagating from the side dots on the 15th and 17th frets, so you may end up with the same problem. Good luck!

[Thomas James]

Thanks Gary. I did six string Guild a few years back. It was a sloppy but stubborn joint. And yes the binding is loose all along the neck. Waiting on the owner to decide whether he wants to spend the money.

[Alex Glasser]

Use the cartridge heater/heatstick .  and water.  there is a ton of hide glue like frank said. it needs heat and moisture to let go. like 30-60 minutes. the steam is too inefficient and causes finish problem.  they are faced glued too and finished over so make sure that joint is free as well as the dovetail

[Thomas James]

Thank you Alex. I don't have that tool, but I should give it a go. Reviews have encouraging.