RM> said he had a trade-in he didn't want to sell but I could buy
RM> it cheap if I wanted it. It seemed okay other than a sticker
RM> it had on it near the bottom front, but he said if I gave him
RM> $15 I could have it.

RM> I couldn't complain though since it was a fairly good
RM> quality guitar and I was able to do the repair on it.

JA>I never 'grade' an instrument by the price or the brand. If you
  >gave that for it and it's a good instrument, then you got a
  >BARGAIN! :-)

It was fine for a long time after I fixed it but, eventually, it
was getting old and I had to have it repaired properly, new glue
on a lot of internal braces and some bridge work and such.

That cost me about $100, so I eventually did pay a closer to
fair price for it..   B)

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 * SLMR Rob  * ... Always remember to pillage BEFORE you burn
 * Origin: Capitol City Online (618:250/1)