Thanks Broy… thanks all!
Simonix… they should leave the guards off and in the case on all new guitars as far as I am concerned. Let the finish harden!
Jimmy, any excuse to see those two beauties…. She has a front porch style video where she plays that guitar and sings Feeling of Beauty… chefs kiss.
https://youtu.be/jKw-XIa-baw?si=yasWO7RI0QVTzPEO
Roger… it has that old gentle strummer sound. Really beautiful. The neck is a stark difference from the 1 and 11/16 style pre taper Martin MLO neck carves. It truly fills up your hand. It’s different for me.
Now I likely will still use my Martin 000 for long gigs, but this is something I missed. A nice guitar to record with and work out a song. And show off with my buddies at home.