Minor tragedy somewhat averted

stevesmith1987

stevesmith1987

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I'm not too sure who did it, but someone in my house knocked over my mic stand (twice apparently) and put an obsolutley hideous gouge in my Heritage H-150 :angryfire





So I guess my options were either a complete refinish, because the stock Heritage guard wouldn't cover both of them up. However in the past I always wanted to put a Les Paul guard on it, and I found by comparing with my Les Paul it just barely covers both gouges.

So I popped down to the local guitar store and he just gave me a LP style guard, which fortunately fit perfectly. So I drilled the new holes and mounted the new guard and good as new.





I love how it looks now fortunatley (I always hated their stock guard), although i'm a little peeved about the damage... but lesson learned. I guess i'll be folding my mic stands after practice from now.

Think I'll put a poker chip on it now to complete the Gibsonization.
 
Re: Minor tragedy somewhat averted

That's no bueno but a ding is a ding. Accidents happen.

Rather than fold the stands, or in addition to, may I suggest putting the guitar away in its case. ;)
 
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It reminds me of the time I burned a hole in my truck's headliner, and hid it by moving a safety decal 3 inches to the right.

Keep your guitars in cases in places where people can be stomping around clumsily.
 
Re: Minor tragedy somewhat averted

ErikH said:
That's no bueno but a ding is a ding. Accidents happen.

Rather than fold the stands, or in addition to, may I suggest putting the guitar away in its case. ;)
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I've always felt guitars in cases don't get played. I'll just be more careful not to leave them out around projectiles!
 
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Well, there's some logic to it. Playing a guitar locked in its case is somewhat difficult.

Captain obvious says unplayed guitars don't get dinged. Owning a very mint and very expensive guitar sucks in that a small accident ending in a ding can appear a disaster almost comparable to a meteorite turning your house into an enormous crater.

If the finish is nitrocellulose, it can be spot-repaired seamlessly. Stripping the whole guitar just because of a ding or two is something I call ridiculous. It's just not worth the time nor the money. It's still a pretty guitar. Because beauty lies more than skin deep.
 
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The safest place for a guitar is in its case! Leaving a guitar on a stand is waiting for an accident to happen...
 
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vinta9e said:
Well, there's some logic to it. Playing a guitar locked in its case is somewhat difficult.

Captain obvious says unplayed guitars don't get dinged. Owning a very mint and very expensive guitar sucks in that a small accident ending in a ding can appear a disaster almost comparable to a meteorite turning your house into an enormous crater.

If the finish is nitrocellulose, it can be spot-repaired seamlessly. Stripping the whole guitar just because of a ding or two is something I call ridiculous. It's just not worth the time nor the money. It's still a pretty guitar. Because beauty lies more than skin deep.
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Well minor dings don't bother me a whole lot, especially if they happen during shows or just general use. But when it's stupid like this it's frustrating.

I know what you guys are getting at though.
 
Re: Minor tragedy somewhat averted

Coulda been a lot worse,but still...

+ another for hatin' on teh Heritage p/gs,too!
Those things are Fugly.
 
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