Fair resolution, I think. Play and enjoy the guitar!
walrus
walrus
I changed my mind.
Now that it's worthless y'oughta do one o' them P90 conversions on it.
Nonono...I'm actually a whole lot like JCWu described when it comes to stuff like this.Thanks for the kind words all. I'm feeling a bit silly for allowing a guitar to cause so much stress.
Hey Kit.... please don't think that EYE, or anyone else that expressed opinions that were contrary to your belief, felt that wrong had not been done. EVERYONE agrees this was a $hitty situation, amigo!!! No butts about it! But they only expressed the opinion that sometimes..... $hit happens and it will NEVER be what you dreamed it would be, and we're now somewhat happy that you got your money back. None of us is happy with the destruction of a guitar BUT, as I said, into each life a little rain must fall. Do you understand the difference? We're all with you and I"m SO SORRY this happened. But I think you made the best of a bad situation. I really do. Still friends?? :sorrow:
As RayK would say... where's a sound clip, okay? :stupid:
And if you can't come HERE and vent about something like this..... where can you? Doubt your wife/husband/children can understand like we will. And so now......
I read this thread through from the beginning and am glad that the party's involved were able to reach an acceptable agreement.
My only comment is this...Why was there concern about this fellow being a "Martin Authorized Repair" shop? I realize he may advertise that fact, but that really means nothing when working on Guilds, or any brand besides Martin. Martin does have certain standards in regard to their repairs. And to be authorized one would need to meet Martins' criteria, or lose their accreditation. Basically that would keep said repair shop from being reimbursed for any Martin warranty repair. Which wasn't the case in this situation, at all.
I'm not condoning what this fellow did. He really should have owned up to the accident/mistake. I have several friends who do lutherie and repair. They have had all sorts of things go awry during repair...but they always own up to it. Which is as it should be. But don't think for a minute that Martin or any guitar company can stop someone from working on guitars. That could happen by word of mouth from unhappy customers. The only thing a guitar company can do is not to authorize them for their own warranty work.
The vast majority of guitars are not dropped at this shop by guitar Owners but rather as a matter of normal business are picked up from the guitar dealers around the city and brought back to the shop by the Repair Person....later to be delivered to the shops where they receive a 'cut' of the repair costs. The guitar shops collect for the repairs
If I had no other basis for choosing a repair shop, I too, would use "Martin Authorized" as a selection criteria in the hopes that anyone so authorized with have their act together.