Opinions on this purchase please

I remember when enlarging the sound hole used to be a “ thing”. Maybe still is, I don’t know.
Oooh.. I just googled it! Yes, it def was some sort of mod a lot of people were doing.
Or to just clean up a chewed up soundhole.

In some cases it comes out of the factory with the larger sound hole. The Martin HD 28 LSV is a good example. A fine guitar built in limited quantities (I believe no longer made) and it sounds really, really good.

The Retro Rocker said:

Or to just clean up a chewed up soundhole.

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Mrs. Fro. had a soundhole PU that was installed and removed, as needed. Several years later we looked at the soundhole real close and realized what was happening. Luckily that was not one of the Guilds ;-)

A couple more things. The neck has some upbow, I know some people loosen strings and truss rods before shipment. Also, towards the high string side, looks like the neck has a slight twist. How are twists/warps remedied?

With Bryan's help (from afar) I enlarged a soundhole on a Martin HD-28 once. It was an okay guitar before and after. Traded it off and it was quickly grabbed by a collector.

Seems like a number of builders are just making larger soundholes on smaller body instruments anyway. My custom 00-21 has a larger soundhole. So does my Martin D Jr.

guitarjesus said:

How are twists/warps remedied?

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A neck twist can sometimes make it impossible to dial in playability. Not aware of a simple fix, so check this out carefully before committing to the guitar (if you have any return options).

Edit: If you haven't already, use the truss rod to eliminate relief to the point where you have the neck as dead-on straight as possible. Use this position as a baseline, and then thoroughly assess for warps or twists. Hopefully you'll get lucky and the neck will settle into a more favorable overall position.

Here's a picture with no tension on the neck. You can see the bass string side is a little higher. Might have to use the crank down the headstock approach. But first, I'll leave it under no tension a couple days, check humidity levels, and go accordingly.

The relative humidity in the case was at 68%! Not good. So I'm going to dry out the case and the guitar a bit and see what happens.