IMHO, the D 40 Mahogany is one of the finest guitars I've ever had the pleasure to play/abuse. That would be my choice for sure. I've loved them all from Hoboken, to Westerly to NH to Oxnard. You just can't go wrong.
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New D-40 or early 70's D-35/40?
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Curlington
Member
I've purchased a number of used gits. My number one rule: If the seller won't engage with me, or if I get any weirdness whatsoever, I walk, regardless of the bargain or desirability of the git in question. There are many terrific sellers/players out there who are a pleasure to chat and deal with. No need to mess with the others. You may have dodged a bullet.
Nitrocellulose lacquer can be repaired a couple of different ways; it is one of the reasons that many people favour lacquer over the newer poly (-urethane,-ester) that cannot be repaired without either leaving witness lines or having an expensive set up. New lacquer can be brushed on, and it will "melt" (re-amalgamate is the formal term) with the old, and after some polishing, will look just like the existing lacquer, and will in fact, be one with the old lacquer. The other way is to use Quala-Renew, which is just the solvent part of lacquer, and will pretty much do the same thing. Difference is that the Quala-Renew doesn't have any of the solids that lacquer does.
Br1ck
Senior Member
Just an add on, but I'd buy a D 40T if I were a buy to keep kind of guy, which I am.