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welshtoast replied to the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition.Exactly that: I bought an OM set, but they’d already sold the last one. Instead they offered the dreadnaught size. I already have a... -
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Waiting for lacquer to off-gas is maddening. Slowest part of guitar repair. -
welshtoast replied to the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition.Day #112 and my Guild is still at the shop. The luthier is going to do yet more buffing and nitro to get it as close to smooth as...
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Your generosity of spirit is something we can all learn from — you’re a good man, Charlie Brown! Your luthier has accidentally made a...
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welshtoast replied to the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition.Maybe he charges me nothing and I buy him a bottle of good whisky as thanks for making it right. Edit: I know there's a chance some...
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I don't know which is worse, trusting a local guy who is just OK, trusting the shipping company to safely ship to a guy I know I can...
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welshtoast, I think you have to go with your feelings of fairness here. The guy owned up to his (big) mistake and is trying to do right...
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welshtoast replied to the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition.It's funny because I agree with that sentiment... But assuming he finishes the job of fashioning a new nut and saddle, and he does the...
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welshtoast replied to the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition.Poor chap must've shat his pants.
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welshtoast replied to the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition.Yes. He was reaming the hole in the block to enlarge it in preparation for installing a pickup jack... and it just... exploded.
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welshtoast reacted to HeyMikey's post in the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition with Like.
Loss of value to the guitar should make the prior work a wash. His out of pocket cost is probably $100-150. The rest is his labor.
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welshtoast reacted to wileypickett's post in the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition with Haha.
He should be paying you!
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welshtoast reacted to 7GuildsandanSG's post in the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition with Like.
Hope this works out and you'll have a great guitar you can enjoy! To me this is a masterclass on how to handle a situation like this.
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welshtoast reacted to JohnW63's post in the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition with Like.
I'm still sad.
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welshtoast reacted to tommym's post in the thread A 1987 Westerly-made GF-40 is my first Guild acquisition with Haha.
This is one type of repair where I wouldn't object to cleats being used to reinforce the repair work. Just make sure he doesn't glue the...
