We just received word that Ovation Guitars is ceasing USA production. Since they share a plant with Guild USA, this means that American Guild production will be stopped indefinitely.
We personally had the good fortune to visit the factory back in 2012, and our hearts go out to all of the factory workers that will be out of work. The New Hartford factory had a ton of character, and we wish our friends at Guild the best of luck finding a new home that can compare.
Here's a nice collection of photos from our Guild Factory Tour:
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The New Hartford Guilds are revered as some of the best made Guilds in the history of the company, and this is your last chance to scoop one up.
We have no idea how long it will take Guild to get back up and running in a new factory, but we know that no guitars will be made until they do, and supply will be running out sooner than later.
We have a nice selection of Guild guitars in stock (including some fantastic B Stock guitars at discounted prices), so we encourage you to make a move now if you want to own one of these beauties.
Here's a look at our in stock Guild Acoustic Guitars:
http://musicstorelive.com/shopby/?manufacturer=126&custom=true&cat=16
And if you're interested in hearing for yourself how great Guild guitars are, take a look at our Guild demo playlist:
As you'll notice, Guild is making some incredible electric guitars these days as well!
Please note that the New Hartford shutdown will not have any impact on overseas made Guild guitars.
We'll look forward to the next chapter at Guild!
