I just read through this thread with some interest, being that I'm a dyed-in-the-wool fan of at least one old Guild -- a D-40 I've had since 1967. Like Rich, I've never found the neck too small, but I have pretty short digits. Unlike some of the earlier commenters, I've never found it dead in spots either. I've played a lot of Martins and other Guilds and lots of others, but so far I've never encountered but a couple I would have considered trading for. One was a Gallagher (Sp?) that a friend had in Hamilton, Ont. about 25 years ago. It was the heaviest beast I've ever picked up, but had a sound that would just knock your ears off. One other thought on Guilds. A friend in Windsor bought a new one about two or three years ago and I played it a little a couple of weeks ago. At a glance it looked a lot like mine except it had a matte finish, but when I started to play it I was amazed at how thick and wide the neck was compared to mine. Is this their new direction?

ddw