Guild Memoir P240 12-Fret Parlor

A Vintage-Scented Parlor in the Spirit of Guild

The P-240 Memoir is part of the Westerly Collection, designed as a tribute to Guild's golden age and the craftsmanship associated with the Westerly period. It features meticulous finishes and classic designs, combined with a modern approach to materials and manufacturing consistency. The result is a parlor guitar with a strong character, crafted to inspire songwriting, accompaniment, and intimate melodies.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

Thanks to its Parlor size and quick response, the Guild P-240 Memoir is especially suitable for beginners seeking a comfortable and rewarding acoustic, as well as for intermediate players looking for an expressive instrument for fingerstyle playing. It excels in fingerpicking, blues, folk, ragtime, acoustic picking, and light accompaniment, while maintaining enough precision for pick attacks.

Sound

The solid Sitka spruce top provides a clear attack and beautiful clarity, with a good dynamic range when playing with emphasis. The mahogany back and sides add warmth and present mids, helping the guitar remain clear in fingerstyle arrangements. The scalloped X bracing enhances resonance and sensitivity to nuances, while the Parlor format favors focused projection and precise, intimate sound-perfect for close playing and recording.

Technical specifications

Format	Parlor	Fingerboard	Pau Ferro
Left handed	No	Nbrs of frets	19
Cutaway	No	Neck Type	Glued
Strings	Steel	Electroacoustic	No
Nbr of strings	6	Color	Natural
Top	Sitka Spruce	Finishing	Satin
Back&Sides	Mahogany	Hardware	Nickel

Body shape	P - Parlor	Fret type	Narrow/Medium - 0.080" width x 0.0375" crown
Top bracing	scalloped X	Bridge	pau ferro
Rosette diameter	3.5" / 89 mm	String spacing at bridge	57 mm
Outer rosette	black/ivory/black - inner rosette black/brown/black	Bridge pins	ivory-colored plastic with black dot
Top purfling (inlay)	black/ivory/black ABS	Saddle	compensated bone
Sides	mahogany	Hardware finish/plating	nickel
Back	mahogany	Nut	bone
Body binding	ivory ABS	Tuners	Guild Tuning Machine GBB2SH slotted head Butterbean 18:1 nickel
Neck	mahogany	Strap button	endpin - nickel
Scale length	24.76" / 629 mm	Finish	satin polyurethane
Neck profile	C	Upper bout width	254 mm
Nut width	1.75" / 44.5 mm	Lower bout width	356 mm
Neck thickness	1st fret 20 mm	Body depth (upper bout)	95 mm
Truss rod	dual action	Body depth (lower bout)	105 mm
Truss rod wrench	4 mm Allen key	Body length	486 mm
Radius	16" / 406 mm	Total length	984 mm
Inlays	3 mm dots - mother of pearl	Case	sold separately
Number of frets	19