Makeovers

Makeover - 1976 Guild F-512

My favorite 12 string needed a neck reset, new binding, frets, tuners and pickup. Oh, and a new soundboard, too. And and a complete refinish. Learn why .

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Christopher Cozad

I design and build acoustic guitars. Each instrument is created to be a unique visual and sonic experience. Where a factory may faithfully produce a given model thousands of times, every guitar I make is intentionally distinct. I have written several articles that acknowledge, explore, challenge, and at times defy traditional steel-string acoustic guitar convention.

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Makeover - 1975 Guild F-212

Lengthy article documenting my re-building of this Guild. All that remains of the original are the Mahogany back and sides. I added wood binding, a soundport, an arm bevel, new bridge, new fretboard, and more.

Makeover - 1980 Guild F-412

This unplayable, dirty-brown Guild 12-string had a tinted lacquer finish which I chose to remove using a card scraper. I reset the neck and ended up with a lovely blonde Maple 12-string.

Makeover - 1994 Guild D4-12 NT

What should have been a simple bridge repair ended up being a complete remake of a Mahogany archback dreadnaught Guild 12-string ... and it sounded better than ever!