Chris Tarman
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Tonight the phone rang and when I got up to get it, I smacked the butt end of my newest Mainland (mahogany soprano) into the corner of the arm of the (Mission Style) recliner. It hit hard enough to actually BOUNCE and hit it again... TWICE! It left 3 small depressions which decrease in size, like when you skip a rock across a pond. I think the dents are just in the gloss finish, but the first and largest one might actually go into the wood. They are right at the bottom of the body, just above the jack for the pickup.
I am strangely ok with this. I am one of those who sees dings and dents as inevitable, and as signs that the instrument actually gets played. This is a close-up of the wear on my '77 Jazz Bass. I bought it in '99 and it was in almost MINT condition. All that arm wear is from ME, baby!
I am strangely ok with this. I am one of those who sees dings and dents as inevitable, and as signs that the instrument actually gets played. This is a close-up of the wear on my '77 Jazz Bass. I bought it in '99 and it was in almost MINT condition. All that arm wear is from ME, baby!