I was on the very brink of buying a used Martin CS 0000-18 from an AGF sponsor shop when it was discovered that the binding had come loose on the curvature of the waist of the guitar...and the luthier the shop used said he could fix it but couldn't guarantee it would stay "fixed".
I'm a Martin guy, and support the brand...and on a $100 guitar that might be almost par for the course, but on a $3000 high-end custom shop (especially!) guitar, it's just flat not acceptable.
I've read several accounts of the same sort of binding issues with Martin guitars lately. I hope it's not a trend.
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