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Garland
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Post by Garland on Oct 27, 2021 7:48:16 GMT -5

These aren't the worst pictures- the really bad one I couldn't up load to my computer because my cloud drive is full

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Guild D140 Natural
Epiphone Dove Pro (limited edition)Alpine White
Luna Artwood Vintage Distressed Folk Body
Washburn HG75SEG-0 (gave to my youngest son)
Gretsch 5420T in Aspen Green
Orangewood Ava w/LR Baggs Lyric
Martin 00015M w/LR Baggs Lyric
Lag T118ASCE-BLK
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FloridaGull Administrator Posts: 1,028 Location: Palm City, FL Playing guitar since: The age of 18...with a good 20-year hiatus somewhere in the middle...	Pictures (heart breaker) Oct 27, 2021 8:46:49 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FloridaGull on Oct 27, 2021 8:46:49 GMT -5 😞
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FloridaGull Administrator Posts: 1,028 Location: Palm City, FL Playing guitar since: The age of 18...with a good 20-year hiatus somewhere in the middle...	Pictures (heart breaker) Oct 27, 2021 9:01:03 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FloridaGull on Oct 27, 2021 9:01:03 GMT -5 Here's one on Reverb where the crack is at least repaired... 🙄😁 reverb.com/item/45603422-art-lutherie-legacy-cw-qit-faded-black-made-in-canada-new-blemished
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Post by Derick on Oct 27, 2021 10:06:32 GMT -5

Garland,FloridaGull,

Such a shame, looked a very nice guitar.
We can all have a million guesses to what has happened hear to cause the cracks.
This is my guess, someone has stood on top of the guitar, quite a big guy, who is jealous of someone owning a nice guitar, should be ashamed of himself, karma will get him in the end, it always does.

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seagullplayer Supreme Member Posts: 1,022 Location: Southern Indiana Playing guitar since: Long enough I should be better at it...	Pictures (heart breaker) Oct 27, 2021 10:42:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by seagullplayer on Oct 27, 2021 10:42:52 GMT -5 Ouch...
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Post by TonyKgull on Oct 27, 2021 12:26:53 GMT -5

Garland, That is a nasty, and quite unusual crack. In all my years, I have seen cracks caused by all kinds of things, but never one like that just below the pick guard. That's an unusual spot for a crack to be.

The other very weird thing about it is, at least this is what it looks like to me from the picture, it looks like it was cracked from the inside outward. Very weird.

Here's my educated guess as to the cause. During manufacturing, one of the mascot seagulls got inside the guitar. In their attempt to get it out, they freaked out the now stressed out bird and it started pecking the inside of the guitar like a mad foul. Yup. That has to be it.

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Garland The Mostest Bestest Member Posts: 4,661 AKA: Gdjjr Thistime Location: Texas! Playing guitar since: off and on since 1960, a lot more off than on	Pictures (heart breaker) Oct 27, 2021 19:42:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Garland on Oct 27, 2021 19:42:15 GMT -5 FloridaGull,Derick,seagullplayer,TonyKgull, I'm anxious to see their diagnosis-
	Playin at playin guitar- SO MANY GUITARS/SONGS, SO LITTLE TIME Guild D140 Natural Epiphone Dove Pro (limited edition)Alpine White Luna Artwood Vintage Distressed Folk Body Washburn HG75SEG-0 (gave to my youngest son) Gretsch 5420T in Aspen Green Orangewood Ava w/LR Baggs Lyric Martin 00015M w/LR Baggs Lyric Lag T118ASCE-BLK Guild D240E A-M-I J45 clone Squier Affinity Telecaster in White

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Post by blues90 on Oct 27, 2021 20:39:40 GMT -5

cracks in that area is an area of the most stress on the top . the tight curve and near the sound hole. That area does not have the X brace support. I still feel the guitar was to dry.

I would have thought A&L would do a great job, they always used to. The tops are supposed to be pressure treated and Cedar is a soft wood. My 2004 Seagull S series grand never cracked. Back then maybe they had a better selection of Cedar. I know for a while most didn't have a color finish at least on Seagulls later they did because the tops have blemishes do they offered a sunburst. The only A&L AMI I had was an all laminate top 2004 and sounded great they also had some solid tops a year later if I recall they made cedar and spruce tops.

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