Hey Dog... you won't believe what I did to my "baby"

[Joe G]

I played at church one Sunday and went to a store after service. I had my guitar in the van so I put a jacket over it so no one could peak in and see it. Well, I didn't notice I forgot to bring my guitar back into the house until Monday night when I got home from work. It was under 20 degrees the whole time. I just left the guitar in the case so it would gradually warm up. I forgot about it.

Well, this past Sunday morning, I opened my guitar case and saw that the finish on my guitar looks like fractured glass. It's TOTALLY messed up, real bad. (the wood is fine). Eventually, I guess I'm going to have to look into getting it re-finished. Bummer.

 

[VT Dave]

if it's a varnish finish, you might be able to save it. Use a soft cloth with some full strength varnish on it. Gently rub a spot to test. The new varnish will soften the old and fill in the cracks. Do just a small area at a time. It will take a while but will save stripping and refinish. Hope this helps.

Dave

 

[Mike Chgo area]

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[warthog]

OH NO!!!!! I work with a guy that had the same thing happen to him-TOTAL BUMMER!!!Thats like leavin a member of your family;or your dog out there all nite...Does it still sound OK;hopefully???

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Sorry to hear that Joe!

 

[Jim West Pa]

I am truely in pain for ya Joe.I jist flat out wouldn't take any o' mine out in such weather
Shame all her years o' sweetness will be forever lost now

 

[SEMPERFI61]

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[warthog]

...it has such a SWEET tone-almost 20 years old...In my opinion;sounds better than a Taylor or a Martin-BUT;Im just biased...

 

[Jim West Pa]

I got me an old $200 Fender that fingers way nicer than my D-35.It don't sound as good tho.But then, the type o' song matters also.

 

[Joe G]

It's a '93 Taylor 815C. The only time this baby goes out now is to the Lord's house to lead worship on Sundays I've been SO careful but I just totally dropped the ball on this one. Nothing wrong with the sound though and still plays fine. No structural cracks that I can see except for the finish...

 

[rentasquid]

That hurts!!!! My old Gibson, that my dad gave to me has a horror story like that too. He bought the guitar in the early 60's, right before he was station in Oregon in the Airforce. As he was driving out here, with all his belongings, the car died in the middle of eastern Oregon, in the winter. It gets real cold in the winter!!!!!
Unfortunately, he forgot to detune the guitar before he left to get help, and the string tension cracked the body away from the neck. It looks ugly, but it didnt effect the tonal quality. Years later, it still sounds sweet!!!!(but looks really ugly!)

J.

 

[Joe G]

Thanks Dave... but I don't think I'm going to play around with the finish. I'll eventually need to take it to a luthier I know of.

 

[Jim West Pa]

She should seriously be fine tho, structuraly and tone wise. I would however have a professional look at her finish because her moisture content is in jeaopardy now that the cracked finish has her wood exposed to the atmosphere.This could cause structural cracking and warping if she drinks or dries out to fast.
If nothin else....she is "unique" now.

 

[warthog]

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