FrankB
Well-known member
So my wife and I decided we needed a second Martin C1K, and ordered another from Elderly. They were listed as "Available" one day, and not available the next. I called, and they had all 5 in the shop for repair issues. One had just come back, and the salesman looked it over, and had the repair shop double check it. Clean bill of health, so I bought it. It arrived today, and sounds as great as the first. Being OCD, I gave it a quick once over, and saw this:
The other side had a smaller gap:
A quick trip over to my fly tying table (strong light and large magnifying lens) revealed that the gaps were completely filled with glue. Martin uses an attached/applied dovetail, so I'm not worried about it coming apart. What does have me concerned is resale, and OCD about brand new instruments. The repair shop isn't open on weekends, so I'll have to wait until Monday.
Question: What would you do? The gap Martin sounds great, and checks out 100% otherwise. I have a Martin T1K coming from Elderly Tuesday or Wednesday, and hope this one is just a fluke. They didn't say what the other C1Ks were in the shop for, so.....???
The other side had a smaller gap:
A quick trip over to my fly tying table (strong light and large magnifying lens) revealed that the gaps were completely filled with glue. Martin uses an attached/applied dovetail, so I'm not worried about it coming apart. What does have me concerned is resale, and OCD about brand new instruments. The repair shop isn't open on weekends, so I'll have to wait until Monday.
Question: What would you do? The gap Martin sounds great, and checks out 100% otherwise. I have a Martin T1K coming from Elderly Tuesday or Wednesday, and hope this one is just a fluke. They didn't say what the other C1Ks were in the shop for, so.....???