So this morning the seller of the Greco I've found said he was contacted by a potential buyer who said the damage to the sides of the fretboard (previously disclosed) might indicate that the truss rod was overtightened and the fretboard popped up and had to be glued back down. Without my prompting, he offered a decent discount as a result.
Does that sound like the likely cause? What else could it be? I'd like to know if there's longer term repercussions of something like this aside from the obvious chipping around the joint and what I should be looking for/checking if I decide to go through with it. I'm after a player, and I know it's not like the truss rod was grown in there, so I'm thinking it's likely to be no big deal as long as the price accounts for it, but I'd like to be sure.
p.s. I spoke to the seller last night and my spider sense didn't tingle or anything. He's known for days that we'd do the sale in person if it happened. After we spoke last night and I'd agreed to his asking price, he came back and disclosed this. So good on him for that and I've got no suspicions of misconduct at this point.
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So this morning the seller of the Greco I've found said he was contacted by a potential buyer who said the damage to the sides of the fretboard (previously disclosed) might indicate that the truss rod was overtightened and the fretboard popped up and had to be glued back down. Without my prompting, he offered a decent discount as a result.
Does that sound like the likely cause? What else could it be? I'd like to know if there's longer term repercussions of something like this aside from the obvious chipping around the joint and what I should be looking for/checking if I decide to go through with it. I'm after a player, and I know it's not like the truss rod was grown in there, so I'm thinking it's likely to be no big deal as long as the price accounts for it, but I'd like to be sure.
Edit: Here's a gallery with some pics from the seller.
Thanks all!
p.s. I spoke to the seller last night and my spider sense didn't tingle or anything. He's known for days that we'd do the sale in person if it happened. After we spoke last night and I'd agreed to his asking price, he came back and disclosed this. So good on him for that and I've got no suspicions of misconduct at this point.
p.p.s. How do I add an attachment to a post?
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