[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by fred4321

Hi,
An update in that I will persevere with the Martin.
I spoke to my Brother in Law, who suggested to keep it as a family heirloom for the kids.

I took the guitar to my favorite music store, to buy some strings and to discuss consignment process to sell it.
The salesman Raff, is a fan of these models, so he hooked the guitar to an amp, using a shop worn Fishman Humbucker acoustic pickup. Man, the sound was so sweet and gave the guitar another dimension.

Thank you all for your input, helped me prevent a near fatal mistake that I'd regret .

Aaah, Haworths.
Phil Haworth himself set up my Martin Grand J12-40E Special and did an incredible job.