FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

Guild entered the world of acoustic 12-string guitars in 1964 which included the F-212. This model was a mahogany small jumbo like the F-47 6-string. It had a solid mahogany body and solid spruce top with relatively plain ornamentation. There unbound fretboard was devoid of dot markers until around 1978. The body shape was altered slightly in the early 1970s and, in 1976, Guild offered the F-212 with a cutaway for those players who wanted to channel their inner Ralph Towner. Dubbed the F-212C, the cutaway version was available in natural or sunburst through early 1981 before being discontinued. The example shown here is unusual because it was not fitted with a pickguard and has factory upgraded Schaller tuners.

 Body:  Hollow; solid 2-piece Sitka spruce top, solid 2-piece mahogany back, mahogany sides; 5-ply bound top and back

  Finish:  Natural, nitrocellulose

  Neck:  3-piece mahogany/maple/mahogany, set-in;  black plastic headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay

  Fingerboard:  Indian rosewood with pearloid dot markers

  Number of Frets:  20

  Pickguard:  None

  Bridge:  Indian rosewood with bone saddle

  Nut:  Bone

  Tuners:  Schaller Mini, chrome

  Scale Length:  25 5/8 inches

  Neck Width at Nut:  1 7/8 inches

  Body Width at Lower Bout:  16 inches

  Body Depth:  4 7/8 inches

  Weight:  5.8 lb