I just plucked up the courage

[Craig]

I scraped the finish on my 816ce First Edition when it was fairly new and I've lived with it ever since but every time I look at it it bothered me.

I asked a rep at a roadshow and he said it couldn't be repaired without refinishing the whole top, a local guy (mainly electric) didn't want to know either. Anyway I met an acoustic guitar builder at a guitar show the other week and to cut a long story short, It is in his hands for a week.

Fingers crossed but he seemed confident about it.

It's not easy to photograph, hopefully it'll be much harder to photograph when it comes back.

Craig

[Minnesotaman]

Good luck, I hope the operation is a success.

[Craig]

Good luck, I hope the operation is a success.

Thanks, me too.

[madx2]

I scraped the finish on my 816ce First Edition when it was fairly new and I've lived with it ever since but every time I look at it it bothered me.

I asked a rep at a roadshow and he said it couldn't be repaired without refinishing the whole top, a local guy (mainly electric) didn't want to know either. Anyway I met an acoustic guitar builder at a guitar show the other week and to cut a long story short, It is in his hands for a week.

Fingers crossed but he seemed confident about it.

It's not easy to photograph, hopefully it'll be much harder to photograph when it comes back.

Craig

So, how did it turn out?

[Craig]

Whoops, I was going to post s picture but there's nothing to see!
I'm very happy with it.

Craig

[madx2]

That is great.  Glad it ended so well for youl