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Location: SoCal | I'm bummed. I came home from church today to find my bedroom door closed. I opened it to find the most bizarre result of wind damage I had ever seen. We've got Santa Ana winds blowing thru right now, but this takes the cake. The wind blew a window in causing it to hit my 87 Collectors which was on a stand next to it, knocking the guitar down face first on the hardwood floor, which is how I found it.
My guitar, which was absolutely flawless, now has a crack (the wood split erratically) down the top.
Suffice to say, I'm really bummed about this. It will be interesting to see what the insurance company says. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Paul,
Wow, that is freaky...being involved with an insurance claim myself right now, all I can say is: best of luck! I am sure the mothership can make it right...but I know how you feel! Bummer! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Call Mother, but it will still sting.
Sorry Paul. That sucks big time. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Paul,
Youy might want to unstring it or at least detune it: I think I see a crack starting on the treble underside of the bridge as well...the less tension the better? Sorry my friend! |
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Location: SoCal | Mike, the first thing I did was detune. I'm bummed but this isn't nearly as important as what happened to your wife. How's she doing? |
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Location: Tennessee | :( :( :(
That's a real bummer Paul. The 87C was an immaculate masterpiece.
Well, a least you've now got a story to go with the guitar. It'll be sort of like loving the best dog you've ever had, even if he only has three legs. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Paul, man, I really don't know what to say. That is really a shame. Reminds me of when I sent my 1614 up to the mothership with a pristine top, and it arrived with a crack. Unbelievable! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Fu¢king OUCH.... Bummer, Paul.
I say, drink to forget!
...or better yet, try Crack Spackle |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Ouch, Paul...been there done that, and it hurts! |
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Location: Vermont USA | Hang tough ya gotta love a dog with three legs.
Pauly |
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Location: ms | Bad luck! |
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Location: ms | Makes me think of the Steve Goodman song " Santa Ana winds". Sad song but it always makes me feel good. |
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| So sorry! That's like a kick in the gut. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Sounds like a comp claim to your insurance company, although the pain is real. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Mike, the first thing I did was detune. I'm bummed but this isn't nearly as important as what happened to your wife. How's she doing?
Sorry Paul, I've been away from the computer all afternoon and evening...Thanks for asking.
She is getting better; but she is very tired today so I tried to get her to rest and I've been taking care of the kids until late this evening...the right side of her face looks rough...eye, RT. forehead, and eyebrow is black,green and yellow and she has a hemorage in the eye; her neck is some better but the large knot over her rt. ear is still tender. She is black and blue from the seat belt and yet she is determined to not let it keep her from doing: she went to both services this morning at the churches; it wore her out but everyone was glad to see her. We hope to hear from the insurance co. the first part of the week so we can get something to replace the Explorer. Day by Day we're making progress! Thanks again for asking. |
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Location: SoCal | Paul,
That is soooo sad...a beautiful instrument. Amazing that it affected you there. I would have thought that the other houses would have protected you.
I have been watching the coverage of San Diego County's fires all afternoon...this week is the anniversary of the Cedar fire of 2003 where we had to evacuate. Pretty smokey here. Shift of the wind to the south and we could have it come up the mountain (my backyard). As we appear to be going to less than 10% humidity tomorrow, will finally break down and get a humidifier tommorrow. Also detuned all of the non-Adamas. |
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Location: Vermont USA | Moody p.i. posted "It will be interesting to see what the insurance company says."
Send to Pauly |
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Location: NJ | OW!!
My Condolances.
Hope it all works out okay. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | "Ouch!" is right, though profanity would come easily with such a discovery even to most not given to it. Sorry to hear/see the story. Yes, it's fixable, but it won't be the same.
Santa Ana is still peeved over Texas, I guess. |
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Location: Montréal, québec, Canada | OUCH badluck.....
IT's so nice to see all the collection on stands but this reminds to hide them in the case..
The saffest place : shockproof and weatherproof..
Good luck.
Bernard |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Wow that sucks
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Location: SoCal | You know, this was such a freak thing to have happen. I'm not going to gather up all my guitars and put them in cases. I refuse to live my life being overly protective. |
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| Good attitude. The ones in easy reach are the ones that get played. Of course I haven't had a guitar fall and break, so that's easy for me to say, especially since all mine are locked in on wall hangars out of reach of curious little hands, with the hangars screwed into concrete block walls using 3"-long tapcons. I still feel your pain. |
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Location: closely held secret | Paul, I hardly know what to say. I know how much that guitar meant to you, I even went back and reread the original thread about how you received it.
Your affection and praise for the 87 was the driving force behind me searching for and acquiring one (THANKS again, D'zilla!). I certainly know how I would feel if something happened to mine. The provenance behind yours makes it that much more special.
Practicalities. Have you contacted JB yet about repair options? |
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Location: SoCal | I talked with Kim. The guitar will need a whole new top to make it right. That also means a new bowl. It looks like the insurance company is willing to repair it. |
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