Canard
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Quite a number of years ago, I got very badly burned with an online purchase of a high-end bigish-name luthier-made acoustic guitar.
It is absolutely beautiful to look at, to hold, and to play, as well, as long as you were deaf. It suffers from the most horrific broad spectrum unfocused wolf-tones. I have taken it to various reputable luthiers who all say more or less the same thing, "Hang it on the wall. It looks nice. It should have gone through the luthier's bandsaw and then into the wood stove."
It has sat in its case for many years. It has made shy of ever buying a guitar again that I cannot see and play.
What do I do with it?
Absolutely dead, grimy, notched strings mask the problem a little or at least provide a more plausible explanation than that the guitar is total garbage. If I were an evil bastard, I could sell it on, but the fact that I haven't already done so suggests that I am not such.
I have thought about just dropping it off at thrift shop. The case at least is valuable.
It is absolutely beautiful to look at, to hold, and to play, as well, as long as you were deaf. It suffers from the most horrific broad spectrum unfocused wolf-tones. I have taken it to various reputable luthiers who all say more or less the same thing, "Hang it on the wall. It looks nice. It should have gone through the luthier's bandsaw and then into the wood stove."
It has sat in its case for many years. It has made shy of ever buying a guitar again that I cannot see and play.
What do I do with it?
Absolutely dead, grimy, notched strings mask the problem a little or at least provide a more plausible explanation than that the guitar is total garbage. If I were an evil bastard, I could sell it on, but the fact that I haven't already done so suggests that I am not such.
I have thought about just dropping it off at thrift shop. The case at least is valuable.
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