JohnW63
Enlightened Member
The F-512 arrived today and what I thought I glimpsed in one of his pictures turned out to be a problem. The top had sunken infront of the bridge and when I took shots inside the body, I can clearly see the X brace has come loose at the edge of the body and in the center in at least one direction. There is also a spit in the top from the neck to sound hole on the low E side. I could not position a camera or mirror inside to see if anything has shifted in there. The neck angle with a straight edge hits the middle of the saddle not at the top. The finish is all very yellowed. Like shellac would be, like is it an old guitar, so where it is chipped a little the binding looks white. The back shows it must have been hot in the case, because there is red fuzz from the case stuck to it.
I asked the seller what his return policy is. He told me his repair guy had checked it out and said it was solid. I have no idea how much this will cost to fix properly. The aged look of the finish is not cool looking to me, even if it could be fixed. Just really bummed.
I asked the seller what his return policy is. He told me his repair guy had checked it out and said it was solid. I have no idea how much this will cost to fix properly. The aged look of the finish is not cool looking to me, even if it could be fixed. Just really bummed.