[Gus Guthrie]

Yeah, as Maxwell Smart used to say, “missed it by that much!” 😆

Since the guitar was new, I suggested he return it. He wanted to know if he should get his money back, or ask for a replacement…I said that it didn’t say much for their QC that something like that was let out of their shop. I mean, was it was a design issue, or just really poor execution?

When he called them, they gave him a hard time because “he hadn’t sent the warranty card to them within 30 days”….but eventually gave in and had him send it back.

[Gus Guthrie]

Thanks…I’ve been pondering the question of what caused it…The back bindings were way gone. Cracked and crazed and brittle. I was pulling the backplate on this one anyway, so I just trashed em. Came off in 1-2 cm chunks. The top only had a few places with that kind of damage. Made me wonder if it was a reaction to something that was in the case, where the back was in contact with that something for longer. I have no idea if it’s chemically spreading or not….how would one know?