jim777
Junior Member
I am looking at replacing the D55 I sold back in '08, and the D55's I see on reverb seem to fall into 3 categories - either old and not terribly well cared for, new and prohibitively expensive, or cheaper with a number of cracks in the top's finish. The one I had, which I got "new" in '04 also had a number of cracks, but was sold as a factory second because of that. (I didn't know it was a 2nd at the time, I found out afterwards about the new serial number sticker). So it seems like a lot of the D55's of the '00's may have had or will have that issue.
So, my question is, is that a common thing, or uncommon? My years on electric have taught me well that when you see a finish crack in the neck pocket it IS to the wood, and all the "just in the finish, not in the wood" comments in sale posts are nonsense. I don't think this is the case with a lot of acoustic spruce tops, but I do wonder if all the cracks in finishes I see that are clearly not checking are due to poor humidity and care on the owners side or something else. Maybe a curing issue at the factory?
Don't get me wrong, I won't let a few finish cracks deter me from buying one and I may well end up with a guitar that is gorgeous except for a few in the top coat, I just wanted to know what you all think about something that strikes me as fairly common on at least this particular model.
this was my '04
jim
So, my question is, is that a common thing, or uncommon? My years on electric have taught me well that when you see a finish crack in the neck pocket it IS to the wood, and all the "just in the finish, not in the wood" comments in sale posts are nonsense. I don't think this is the case with a lot of acoustic spruce tops, but I do wonder if all the cracks in finishes I see that are clearly not checking are due to poor humidity and care on the owners side or something else. Maybe a curing issue at the factory?
Don't get me wrong, I won't let a few finish cracks deter me from buying one and I may well end up with a guitar that is gorgeous except for a few in the top coat, I just wanted to know what you all think about something that strikes me as fairly common on at least this particular model.
this was my '04
jim