F65CE-RR - Not off to a good start

[cutrofiano]

Let's keep the discussion about the guitar please (saddles, etc. are fine), and not my personal finances, reverb history...

It has been your decision to tell us: Having bought and sold "hundreds" of guitars and requesting a refund from a private reverb seller who most propably didn't know any better...

 

[fronobulax]

Lengthy version: Most players have no real need to gain more than a casual understanding of the factors that contribute to the need for a neck reset. Nor should they, ideally. But traditional acoustic guitar construction has never (not yet, anyway) actually eliminated the problem,

Where were you when we had a somewhat heated discussion about whether neck resets were inevitable?

 

[Christopher Cozad]

Where were you when we had a somewhat heated discussion about whether neck resets were inevitable?

I was busy resetting a neck on a guitar everyone was sure didn't need it.

 

[fronobulax]

I don't think the discussion of what constitutes a dealer is going to be helpful. Indeed from where I sit it is approaching personal attacks and GAD probably should not have mentioned a number even though there are several other members who own lots of guitars and also bought and sold hundreds. Chill. Tomorrow (my time zone) the Moderator tools come out.

 

[GuildFS4612CE]

gorgeous pics GAD

 

[davismanLV]

Boy that sure is a beautiful guitar!! Glad you at least got the photo op. Or maybe even more.

 

[GGJaguar]

That guitar is drool-worthy beautiful! A piece of art!

 

[MLBob]

I was busy resetting a neck on a guitar everyone was sure didn't need it.

Awesome photo essay and walk through of what you’re doing with the restoration of that JF 30, Chris. You are a true craftsman!

 

[MacGuild]

Oh, and I think I forgot to mention that the guitar smells like smoke. It's actually slight (and for me to say that, it's VERY slight), but it's there when i first take it out of the case.

Hopefully a lot of that smell comes from the case. I'd love to hear opinions on what can be done about that. I had a similar issue with a gorgeous Spanish Flamenco guitar in pristine condition except it smelled like perfume. Not heavily, but distinct. Putting it in front of an electric fan for a few days helped a lot, the steady wash of wind took away most of the fragrance (aim at soundhole, fanning it outdoors is ideal). I still get an occasional whiff of perfume from it, as if the guitar is haunted, but the fan method really helped. For what it is worth, I emailed the manufacturer (Manual Rodriguez) and they suggested putting the guitar in the same room as a dehumidifier for a week; that is dependent entirely, of course, on whether or not you keep your guitar herd in a humidity-controlled environment. They also suggest a few days of a humidifier followed by a few days of a dehumidifier, the thinking there being that the humidifier "opens the pores" and the dehumidifier then cleanses them.
My local luthier, by contrast, who didn't quite buy that theory, simply shrugged and suggested "Well, look at it this way. It adds character".

 

[Default]

All guitars are female, so the perfume is appropriate.

 

[MacGuild]

All guitars are female, so the perfume is appropriate.

Heh! Very true, good point. And its (her) nickname is "The Witch", so the scent seems eerily fitting.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

All guitars are female, so the perfume is appropriate.

Really? My guitars are gender-less. How do I know? I've asked them of course!

 

[GAD]

Really? My guitars are gender-less. How do I know? I've asked them of course!

That's a lot of talking!

 

[beecee]

My former D70 was 100% alpha male.

 

[Default]

All my guitars break my heart, then lure me back in, so either female or a or a really convincing transvestite...

 

[GAD]

Hopefully a lot of that smell comes from the case. I'd love to hear opinions on what can be done about that. I had a similar issue with a gorgeous Spanish Flamenco guitar in pristine condition except it smelled like perfume. Not heavily, but distinct. Putting it in front of an electric fan for a few days helped a lot, the steady wash of wind took away most of the fragrance (aim at soundhole, fanning it outdoors is ideal). I still get an occasional whiff of perfume from it, as if the guitar is haunted, but the fan method really helped. For what it is worth, I emailed the manufacturer (Manual Rodriguez) and they suggested putting the guitar in the same room as a dehumidifier for a week; that is dependent entirely, of course, on whether or not you keep your guitar herd in a humidity-controlled environment. They also suggest a few days of a humidifier followed by a few days of a dehumidifier, the thinking there being that the humidifier "opens the pores" and the dehumidifier then cleanses them.
My local luthier, by contrast, who didn't quite buy that theory, simply shrugged and suggested "Well, look at it this way. It adds character".

I have an ozone generator. No smells are safe.