PoiDog
Well-known member
Late to this discussion, but for what it's worth, I bought a Bruce Wei solid acacia off of ebay a couple of years ago. When I got it, it was a beautiful looking little thing, with the Hawaiian islands as the soundhole. The wood was so nicely grained and the color was exquisite.
But ...
The quality was so horrible. Glue drops at the base of the neck and at the edge of the soundboard. The soundhole wasn't fully sanded. The finish on the body was uneven. Worst of all, when I started to tighten the strings to tune the instrument the entire bridge popped off. The base was still glued, but the bridge itself was sheared about a millimeter from the base.
Maybe I was the exception that proved the rule, but it reinforced the old saying about things being too good to be true.
But ...
The quality was so horrible. Glue drops at the base of the neck and at the edge of the soundboard. The soundhole wasn't fully sanded. The finish on the body was uneven. Worst of all, when I started to tighten the strings to tune the instrument the entire bridge popped off. The base was still glued, but the bridge itself was sheared about a millimeter from the base.
Maybe I was the exception that proved the rule, but it reinforced the old saying about things being too good to be true.