Looks fantastic, I bet that view never gets old, stunning!

No, not him. He was devastated :-(

It came to me in this state, by all accounts it was deliberate which us very sad as it was my nephew's guitar and his pride and joy :-(

Thank you. And thanks to Martin also for making such a good guitar in the first place!

Thank you. I would have to get some proper tools though I think. I've glued some guitars bits before but nothing like this, I honestly though there was no hope...

Haha! It does look like that, doesn't It! It wasn't my guitar, it was my nephew's. It was used as a bat by all accounts much to his dismay.

Thank you. That was very kind of you and much appreciated!

Thank you! Hooray for Curie indeed. That was very nice.

Thank you. Yes, lots if wood glue!

Thank you. I did think that being a Martin, the fact that they select such great wood, it would have to have a sound still. Amazed that it had such a great sound though after all that damage.

No but I would like to. I would have to get some proper tools for this though but it would be so satisfying!

Thank you. I really enjoy fixing things that would otherwise be discarded and being a musician, the most rewarding things to get working again are instruments. And no built in obsolescence!

Thank you, I appreciate your welcoming words!

Thanks Katrina, really appreciate it!

Thank you! We need to get in the studio and make some more, we are both fans of old funk records.

Thanks Katrina, that day was a lot of fun!

Thank you, I did take quite a few years to build up the equipment as you can imagine, I'm sure he'll be the same after a few years, you can't help collecting new toys!

I do record videos myself, mostly studio equipment comparisons like this

Very inspiring and it takes guts to do it! It's been 14 years for me now, good luck on your journey!

Thank you! On a budget, you can't look past the Oktava MK319. It's a good all rounder for the price and punches well above it's weight for balance.