Telenator
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Well, after I finished re-building my D15M with a new top and a new neck, I had someone local do the finish and I must say, I'm disappointed.
The guitar had a few issues and I told the guy, "it doesn't have to be a masterpiece, just a good finish to seal it up and protect it."
Perhaps I should have been more specific because I almost put my foot through the guitar when i got it back.
The guy lacquered over my polished ebony bridge! He said finishing the guitar with the bridge in place would be no problem. I had no idea he would just lacquer over it!
There are places where the guitar obviously touched something else while it was drying and he just left those smudges on there along with the areas where he sanded through the finish.
There's an area in the sound board that was actually sanded to a ridge, (my perfectly tuned sound board), and other spots where there are indentations in the surface.
I wasn't expecting a high end big time expensive finish, but I'm rather disappointed at the shoddy workmanship.
There was another customer in the shop when I picked it up and felt myself starting to stew so I just paid him and left figuring I'd go back when I could talk to him alone.
Since then I decided that, if someone is going to pass off work like this in the first place, what's the point in talking any further about it.
Fortunately the photos don't show the abuse, and the guitar really does sound great. I'm embarrassed to bring it to the Guild factory now though. Damn!
The guitar had a few issues and I told the guy, "it doesn't have to be a masterpiece, just a good finish to seal it up and protect it."
Perhaps I should have been more specific because I almost put my foot through the guitar when i got it back.
The guy lacquered over my polished ebony bridge! He said finishing the guitar with the bridge in place would be no problem. I had no idea he would just lacquer over it!
There are places where the guitar obviously touched something else while it was drying and he just left those smudges on there along with the areas where he sanded through the finish.
There's an area in the sound board that was actually sanded to a ridge, (my perfectly tuned sound board), and other spots where there are indentations in the surface.
I wasn't expecting a high end big time expensive finish, but I'm rather disappointed at the shoddy workmanship.
There was another customer in the shop when I picked it up and felt myself starting to stew so I just paid him and left figuring I'd go back when I could talk to him alone.
Since then I decided that, if someone is going to pass off work like this in the first place, what's the point in talking any further about it.
Fortunately the photos don't show the abuse, and the guitar really does sound great. I'm embarrassed to bring it to the Guild factory now though. Damn!