Thread: Bridge Crack
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Old 01-28-2013, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Wade Hampton View Post
It might. But the reason that Martin "doesn't address the problem" is that they're under no obligation to keep your finish pristine. With the very rare exception of defective lacquer sprayed at the factory, 99.9% of finish problems with nitro-cellulose lacquer are due to environmental problems: the guitar gets too cold or too hot. Martin can't control where or how you use and store your guitar.
Yes, your advice for the OP to take it to an experienced OP is good, and if the OP states where he lives, I'm sure many forum members will be able to recommend to him a good one.

Do be aware though that the Martin bridge finish crack issue, if you read the UMGF thread, is not due to environmental problems, and is in fact a factory fault issue. Many UMGF members will testify that they keep their guitars in the ideal environmental setting, and that the issue only occurs for their post 2009 Martin guitars, whereas the other Martin guitars they have kept in the same environment do not have this issue. Unfortunately, it is an issue Martin does not want to address, and any calls to their customer services centre will not address the issue other than to say send it back for a refinish. This is good if you are a US customer, but not so much for those on international warranties.
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