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not something i would bother with normally as imho it is overated others may disagree always use a flat radius but i have a job that requires a compound radius approx 10" - 16" ish 24.75" scale any one know if i could buy one ? stewmac doesn't do a 24.75" - btw theirs are 25.5" only I know i should ...

Yeah, same one Bruce. My idea behind the $20 bid was to LEARN to do a re-top..... :lol: Still looking for an old POS that is going cheap, tho I haven't had any luck at garage sales, or the markets, unlike some...... :roll: It's amazing what some think an old broken, in need of extensive repair, gui...

DarwinStrings wrote:Does look like the same one Bruce, I guess that buyer saved Nick 20 bucks.
Jim

yep same guitar - feel for the kid who bought it
anyway i will give it some thought having regard for the differing opinions put forward

thanks for the discussion much appreciated

a washburn 125th anni was bought into my workshop on friday by an enthusiastc young guy who has fallen for the look of this guitar that he just purchased for $200 - a reputable luthier has already quoted a retop [$600 est] which is what it really needs - having regard for the fact that it can be rep...

not the one jeff - i think the buyer was in melbourene and he travelled around various showrooms ending up with a choice between two locally handbuilt guitars
intresting thread on the CC's btw

i watched a thread here a few months ago by a player who was on the journey to purchase a new locally built guitar
i would much appreciate it if somoen could point me to it
tried using the forum search tools but failed to find the gold
thanks in advance