A gun of that Grade and value deserves the very best craftsman available. There's no doubt in my mind that the culprit is that beautifully figured wood. Always a trade-off between beauty and utility in that department. It definitely needs reinforcement during the repair. Either a very hard wood dowel, or pins. I really like the use of 4130 chrome-moly aircraft tubing for that. MAKE SURE YOU SAVE EVERY LITTLE SLIVER AND SPLINTER FOR THE REPAIRMAN. If you think you missed any, go back to the scene of the crime (I know - if you can find it again) and look for them. Even those little pieces that seem inconsequential will make the repair job much easier. The easier it is, the better it will look!
Richard Flanders - Holy Cow man! Are you not keeping a hygrometer and case humidifier in the case with those Martins up there in that arid deep freeze you call a state?? A Braz D-28 is Holy Grail stuff. Get with the program, son! (But DON'T use the Planet Waves humidifier that comes in the squishy bags that fit into a cloth sleeve. When they dry out they crystallize, rupture open and leak all over the guitar and case lining. They nearly ruined a high-end Taylor of mine. I think/hope they've been taken off the market).
Edit: I forgot to say how jealous I am. This thing started out about a Grade 4 Parker and now we've added vintage Martins to the mix. Just how much is a guy expected to endure in one thread?
Last edited by Jim Williams; 01-18-2010 at 08:04 PM..
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