Thanks for your interest. I'd like to know more about it. The glue used on the back must not have been very good as some, not a lot the last time I looked, is delaminating from the side. I presume this can be repaired by someone who knows what they're doing. If not, well it is what it is.
I'm pretty sure they'll want specific pictures and they'll be able to research from there.
You'll see in the article, and then I'll go ahead and connect with you on how to contact him.
Basically, I went and bugged the actual experts on this subject. Yup... I swear and tell dick jokes, and I went and bugged a bunch of folks who are fancy and academic. They're literally compiling the history of the guitar and making an encyclopedia dedicated to the harp guitar.
I'm stoked that I got replies and I'm really, really curious about what information comes out of this.
Oh...
I'm going to add something that I should have said as a reply to your last message.
Do NOT attempt to repair your guitar yourself and do NOT take it to be repaired - at this time.
Instead, I'll put you in touch with a guy named Gregg Minor and he will be able to tell you how to proceed. Judging by the distances between his replies, he's already started trying to figure out who this guy is - and he's concluded that it's the same guy I think it might have been - but this is DEFINITELY not my domain.
This is his domain. He is the expert - as you'll see when I finish this article. It's gonna be long.
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