Guitar Story
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Model · Guild
A Guild archtop, introduced 1953[1], made until 1995. Built on the Guild USA line.
Blue Book mfg. 1953-1995 (S377).
No changes to this model’s spec are on record yet. If you know one and have a source, send it with Suggest an edit at the top right.
The eras of the Guild USA line in the years this model was made. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.
| Years | Owner | Parent | Plant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–1956[2, 3, 4] | Alfred Dronge / Guild Guitars, New York | — | Guild NYC workshop |
| 1956–1966[2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | Alfred Dronge / Guild Guitars, New York | — | Guild Hoboken |
| 1966–1971[6, 3, 7, 8, 9, 5] | Avnet, Inc. | — | Guild Hoboken |
| 1967–1986[6, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | Avnet, Inc. | — | Guild Westerly |
| 1986–1989[12, 3, 8, 13, 10, 11] | Management/investor group incl. George Gruhn (legal name unverified) | — | Guild Westerly |
| 1989–1995[12, 3, 8, 10, 11] | FAAS Corporation, New Berlin WI (later U.S. Music Corporation; rename date unverified) | — | Guild Westerly |
| 1995–1995[14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 4, 8, 10, 11] | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | — | Guild Westerly |
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