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It may survive a lifetime without any problems, but by all means get it into a luthier shop where they can take a look in person
Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
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Dave King is not that far from you and he'll fix that, no problem, if that's what you decide.
Coming from Runcorn I guess it was Frailers? I'm not surprised that Frank would want to be sure you are totally happy with your purchase, he's an ace guy.
Sorry to hear about this.
Also had a new guitar on trial recently, but inattention to details by the seller broke my chance of embracing that one.
Plenty more fish...
I told them I didn't trust that it could be repaired easily/invisibly/permanently and received a courteous refund, immediately.
In reality, I'm sure it could have been repaired to a high standard - I just didn't want to live with the risk that it might subsequently fail outside of the warranty period - or that it was likely to be a result of extreme dryness/humidity/impact damage.
Get your money back....
Might be worth asking them, with those photos.
Guitars are glued together, by design. A glue joint coming undone is not "damage" in the sense of broken wood, and if glued back properly will be absolutely no different than if it had been made like that.
I would wait until shop put it up for sale again after they've had it repaired and then buy it, if it's already gone back.
"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
And then I also noted another minor 'fault' - the A note at 5th fret high E buzzes - I can't tell with naked eye whether that fret is a smudge low or the one above is a smudge high, but it's a thing.
@Timmyo - imho, return it fully, walk away and source another guitar mate
I have no association with the shop by the way. I just think it's daft to return/refund a guitar which is so good, for a couple of what are really very minor issues. And which you or the shop would never even have known about if the previous owner had had them repaired before selling it.
If it had been something new where you can get another identical product I'd be more inclined to return it, but guitars aren't usually like that. In my opinion the modern 'return culture' often ends up being taken to a conclusion where you end up worse off than simply having the problem fixed.
We aren't talking about something like a broken and repaired headstock, which permanently affects the value. If these two faults are put right the guitar will be worth exactly the same. If after they've had a chance to sort it out and you still aren't happy, you still have the option of a refund.
Just my opinion obviously.
"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
Luckily you bought the guitar from a reputable shop with an owner who cares about his customers.
these faults are due to guitars being made of wood and having to cope with various climates. Things move. The bridge should be glued better, but it's likely it wasn't an obvious flaw until later.
neither problem is fatal or hard to fix
get them to fix it and make a decision based on the repaired guitar, not the faulty one.
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