:-( It's beautiful, but faulty. The rear of the bridge is lifting. You can kind of see it here, and in the album below, a thin pick shows what portion of it is affected (it's not pushed in there - it slides right under with no force)
Such a disappointment.
I'm going to see what people think about having it repaired (properly - might mean remove and reset?) and the shop have said that there is absolutely no problem with either a full refund or them paying a repair bill whichever I prefer, so kudos to them, but it's still very disappointing
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https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0P5nhQSTT2a2K
Red ones are better.
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Anyone know what a pro-bridge-remove-refit will cost and any risks that might be associated with it?
Right now I'm not sure how I feel - whether I'd prefer a repair or a refund.
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Pretty thing, too - I normally like my guitars very plain, but I like it!
Within an 60-90 mins drive of Swindon there are some good people though - Joe White (Aldershot), Dave King (Kingsclere), Dave Smart (Oxford) - assuming it's worth the hassle and likely the wait for someone good to do the work versus sending it back for a refund.
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Disappointing on a Larrivée - most of the ones I've ever seen have been flawless. I doubt it's "failed" as such - more likely not quite glued properly originally - with modern glues the force needed to separate it should be huge if it was stuck tightly to begin with… different from something old where the glue could have become brittle over the years.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Refund. Find something else.
If yes, what's the difference with having the shop pay for a luthier of your choice to fix it, other than you avoid the risk of couriering it twice?
If you were a *different* customer and weren't aware it had been repaired - given that it can be done invisibly and perfectly - would you buy it? How would you know?
Just curious.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Let's go through your comments ...
The guitar has a serial number..so I'm highly unlikely to make the mistake of not remembering that if I came across it again in a repaired state.
Little difference about the repair...I'd make sure it wasn't my problem. I'd do that today.
I would expect any shop to declare repaired damage, they don't I know. That's why I'm extremely diffident in dealing with anyone I've not dealt with before, or doesn't have a recommendation from someone I trust that has.
Let me posit my own hypothetical situation. I'm selling you this guitar, I've had it repaired. You wouldn't be left wondering about anything whatsoever, not only would I declare it to you, I'd actually emphasise the point. The decision whether or not to proceed would then be yours..as it should be. Similarly the decision whether or not to have this damaged guitar repaired is TimmyO's. I presume he didn't pay for a damaged guitar? But he must realise that come re-sale ( and there's always re-sale!!) he's going to have a problem, one way or the other.
A well executed, non-stated repair is difficult, if not impossible to spot. I concede that point. But with this guitar in hand, that isn't the problem.
I'll repeat. I'd make this not my problem, I'd do that today.
I have a guitar with exactly this in that the bridge wing has not adhered to the top, been like that for 15 years - it's fine.
good luck with a replacement - still a fine guitar
I'm going to sleep on it, but at the moment it's shaken my ability to bond, and this purchase for me was meant to be about finding something properly nice to soften a properly shit year in life generally.
Will see how I feel in the morning.
Such a shame.