Right, but I don't want to ship it and I don't think there IS an authorized warranty center in the Bay Area right now.
So who'm I gonna take it to just to get the confirmation it's a build flaw?
The one I was counting on and who gave the original evaluation, CB Perkins in right here in San Jose, decided it wasn't worth the hassle anymore a while back.
I haven't completely dropped the idea, but it's probably going to be a wash in cost if I do have to ship it anywhere, with all the stress of worrying about possible damage during shipping thrown in besides.
I figure it's gonna go $200.00 at least, at Silicon Valley prices, because of the UST.
That'll include guarantee of expert finish touch-up if needed, which was one of the reasons Perkins wanted to "wait and watch" all those years ago.
And if you'll notice, that's just one of 3, although I don't really expect any problems with the dreadnoughts if they haven't manifested by now.
I do have a local guy in mind and ideally I'd approach 'em about reimbursing him.
I just have higher priorities on my plate for Saturdays for the last couple of years, the only day it's really feasible to go shopping for a place to take my (or even Guild's) money.
And it's finally deep enough to need the repair, just noted about 3 months ago the bridge is starting to lean forward enough that a straightedge goes above the bridge.
If I didn't have such reservations about shipping I'd probably already have contacted you and Tom at Jacobs Guitar.
I understand, Al. As an aside, I'm amazed that there is no service center in your area. Speaks volumes.