I am building a guitar for my niece's husband. I am making it less than pristine looking, not sloppy but no mirror finish and there might be a divot or two (we will see, it is not finished yet). It takes much more time to build it flawlessly. And it is to be a stage guitar. I do not want him to worry about whether it will get scratched or dinged. No trailer queen, I want to pulled out and played. I can see people looking at their guitar as a work of art and that they do not want to see it in less that new condition. But I see an instrument as a tool, a tool to make music. That is primarily my focus. If they look pretty as well, all the better.
__________________
Fred
|