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Changing "Short" to "Brief" is even worse for those of us who misread and think it's about stage attire.

As long as he isn't still alive, you got it right.

Congrats! That could also be described as Virginia Tech colors.

Quite a few hits on "rainsong" if you search the forum, back to 2008. Uniformly positive impressions, from what I saw.

Tom really is Terrific to deal with. Someone buy his Special - everybody needs one!

I was wondering about that, but I didn't know how to comment without somehow pooping on someone's FS post. You clearly state who made the guitar. No misrepresentation there. It's of interest to me because just today I received a gen-yew-wine Fender baritone conversion neck for a Tele body I've had lying around for quite some time, almost certainly a copy. So when I put them together, it's a lowdown partscaster. But the neck is Fender and it has a Fender serial number, which is all I think any all-Fender guitar has in terms of individual identity. I don't do much selling, and I don't expect I'll ever sell it online, so I don't know how a case like that would fly. Also just today I learned that Made In Mexico is now Made In Ensenada, although the serial number still begins with MX. Anyway, good luck with the sale and contending with the powers that be.

Hooray! Many, many thanks for all you do, Ted!

Is Sharpie permanent enough? There are pens that write with oil paint.

So.... thank you, Henry?

I'll wait for the none more blue one. It's bound to sound best.

Not just goot, that's great!

Hey Tom, I sent you an email. Hope you're well.

Any sort of selling discussion is valuable, I suppose, but what I was trying to fish for was any additional sources of current guitar valuation other than the Reverb and eBay Sold listing information that they provide to any yokel who can type on the internet. Any seller would do well to know what the market is saying about the price at which the things he wants to sell trade hands willingly. In my case, I've been much more of a buyer to this point at least somewhat because I find selling to be a chore that I choose - my choice - to avoid. I see a potential avenue that I want to explore. The local dealer is a guy, not a bricks and mortar store, so he doesn't have that overhead. He sells online and he travels to shows. I suppose he has to carry some inventory, but he frequently advertises that he is looking for guitars to buy, so I guess he isn't weighed down overmuch by his inventory. The game he talks is that he prices to sell; steady turnover is more important to that kind of business plan than occasional killings. I don't want to identify him here; I haven't yet met him, and just like I'm not privy to his pre-negotiation prep, he shouldn't be privy to mine. I'm not surprised there hasn't been any additional "You should look over there" response. As I said before, price discovery is always difficult. It's a privilege of being a market maker, but my interest in guitars isn't in the market, that's just how I procure them, and eventually will dispose of them. It's necessary that I spend some time to prepare to solicit offers, but I don't want to spend more time than that, and I accept the limitations that come with that attitude. Maybe someone here has a bone he'll throw me, maybe not. Maybe there are no good bones to throw. I just wanted to ask. Speaking of Guitar Center, I actually did that a couple of years ago. I took three in, I think, and accepted their offer for two of them. Then like the Boss said, "he was walking in, I was walking out" when a guy asked if I wanted to sell the third out on the sidewalk. He made me a better offer than GC and it was his.

It just reveals the demographic that uses it, which I think it's safe to say is a different demographic than the one that uses the HFC forums.

Headstock looks like it's glad to see you. Congrats on the find and enjoy!