But well worth restoring--I'm not sure who Eric (brother Michigander) was mentioning, but I recommend along with the other top drawer master gunsmiths previously listed- Brad Bachelder in Grand Rapids- If this "insight" helps, read the "project Parker" article I submitted to Austin Hogan- Brad found a later VH-GH No 2 frame size stock to fit the "project' GHE I own-- it has a crack at the wrist- but as it was a pg stock and had my dims. almost to a T-- I had Brad repair it and fit it- The GHE is still "in the rough" a bit- BUT you can't even see the surface scrack in the yet unrecut grip checking-

I'll let Brad speak for himself as to his techniques, but I am right now having him repair a previously repaired (by amateur) grip stress crack in my son-in-law's 20 some year old Browning medallion BA in .270Win. It is a LH actioned rifle, so replacement stocks for Southpaws are a tad harder to come by- Brad has done many similar repairs on BA rifles in harsh recoil calibres (.300 W/B Mag, .338 Win Mag- .375Mag etc) and never had one come back afterwards-

I am not an expert on stocking or woods and grains and the stresses and aging moisture/dryness factors during storage, but I keep Humid-Packs in the sound holes in my vintage Martin guitars during the winters- in the cases- I have seen other fine guitars with the tops buckled due to dryness-

Any fine Parker is well worth restoring/repairing- and as you have the scarce CHE grade-I would never tell another person how to spend their $- but if I were fortunate to have such a fine grade Parker- I would sent it to Brad--

Brad Bachelder- Grand Rapids MI- phone 616-459-3636 email at bachelder firearm@aol.com Hours are Tuesdays-Fridays 10:00 to 5:00, Brad's wife Lori is the manager- she can get you taken care of--

I think Maker's mark is fine bourbon- along with George Dickel and Old Cabin Still-a fine cure for snakebite or a woodchuck attack on CRP lands too!!