D-18 Repair

[Reddevil97]

I have a 2007 Martin D-18 that has some pretty deep scratches on the back and four scratches that are wormed into the wood on the top... what would be my options for getting those repaired or should I leave it alone it's pretty bad.. from what I can tell there's no change in the sound still sounds great but looks horrible. Thanks for any advice.

[B. Howard]

Pics would help..... without seeing I cannot tell if the damage can be repaired satisfactorily or if some re-finishing is needed.

But options are basically repair it by filling and buffing, if the scratches are deep they will likely still be seen.

Re-finish parts or the whole guitar, an expensive option but done correctly would be the like it never happened.

Live with it and call it character.....

[Reddevil97]

Thanks for the advice