cmatthes

I completely understand the concept, just don't personally think it's a good idea to throw good money after bad. Why spend $5-$7k for a guitar that will be worth $3k, tops, and may play like crap?

I think it's just that this one will become a money pit rather quickly. Very easy to put more money into a project or restoration than it will ever be worth, and this one is getting pretty close with whatever happened with that neck/fingerboard.

That = SUCK

A fitting tribute!

Congrats, Brian! She's a great girl - you know Siobhan approves as well...

The solid flamed body was an upgrade/upcharge/custom order option for that model. Depending on the year, it could have added anywhere between $400 - $700 to the list price of the guitar. Gold hardware was also an upcharge from the standard black hardware and if I recall, was either $75 or $105 more, again, depending on the year. Definitely post a pic or two!

Nope. Not that. That's totally a basement job. Even the logo is aftermarket.

Damned cool! Replacement pickups, most likely, but I love it. Dibs.

Looks great. Needs a Kahler...

Guitar must work when I plug it in. I'm really picky like that.

Very unique - you've got a lot of options there!

Patched Kahler route, cheap-o bridge added. $1,100 is too much for a project guitar, but it could be worth getting if the seller would knock @ $500 off.

Those guitars rock.

Bring it on!

Bad parenting is not insurable.

That was a cool way to handle it. Very classy, and probably lesson learned. About 7-8 years ago, I walked into Southworth Guitars, which was an absolute world class vintage shop, and just happened to be a mile down the street from my house. That particular day, Gil's assistant was placing a completely shattered, white early '60s SG that had been a mint specimen just a few days before. A local dad came into the shop with his ADHD, sugared-up, totally undisciplined kid, and while he fumbled over random cowboy chords on some fine vintage piece, the kid grabbed the SG and started running laps around the store, knocking things off stands and dinging some of the low-hanging Specials, Juniors and miscellaneous '70s guitars. When the shopguy got out from behind the counter to try to stop the destruction, the kid tossed the guitar and it landed face down on a riser and splintered on impact. The dad swooped up the kid and made a hasty exit, saying something lame to the effect of, "well, that's why you buy insurance!" on the way back out to Old Georgetown Road. The guitar was held together on the stand with tape, placed in the center of the shop by the entrance, and a sign warned parents that their children would be kept under control at all times while in the shop or they would be held fully liable for any damages - no excuses. It was a pretty damned powerful sign.

Mr. Mom. doofuss I was on the "Ballbearings" thing for some reason... Dunce cap dutifully applied!

10 points for the "Fletch" quote!

I think the simple answer is to simply set fire to the store, burning it to the ground, and then let the store owner realize that one dropped import isn't all that big of a deal after all. I mean, there may be a somewhat less drastic approach, but...

Ditto.

Since he's got this thread linked to several of his other posts on other Forums, he's now been prevented from altering or deleting his posts. I have no problem preserving his asshattery here so others can see what the guy is really about. Hopefully, nobody else will fall victim to his scams.

That scam artist will no longer darken our door here. He has littered plenty of other forums with his bad dealings, posts under a bogus name (claiming it was his son - it just happens to be HIS MSN ID) elsewhere, constantly slings BS excuses, and is simply not somebody we want taking advantage of the good people here. Good riddance.

Agree with the general sentiment here. I am all for standing up and doing the right thing when I've done something wrong, but this doesn't sound like the case here. Not that it happened/didn't happen, but you have no way of knowing if some other person walked in in the 20 minutes after you hung it up (correctly) and was the actual cause of the incident. It could have also been the fan. Unfortunately, it's not your problem here, since there are far too many factors involved, and the actual incident was sufficiently removed in time. If you had still been in the store at the time it fell and it could be shown that nobody had touched it in the interim, by all means, feel free to pony up some repair cost or whatever. The fact that you were already well on your merry way...not so much. They DO have insurance that covers stuff like that, but maybe with whatever their deductible situation is, it may not be worth it for them to pursue and they'll have to self insure that mishap.

Geoff - there is such a thing as giving one just enough rope...