You had one job

[Ashurbanipal]

^^ Yes, the X series (and some others) are Mex. There has been a few spec changes over time but they've mostly stayed the same. Mine has a morado bridge/fingerboard, then they went to richlite, don't know how it is now. I think Martin has had an operation in Mexico for some 30 years now, originally the Backpacker was the main thing made there, but has expanded since.

The odd really crappy guitar can be made anywhere, of course, but these X ones are certainly entry level Martins and may not receive the same attention to detail. The one in the op was Friday afternoon, seemingly .

 

[NegativeEase]

^^ Yes, the X series (and some others) are Mex. There has been a few spec changes over time but they've mostly stayed the same. Mine has a morado bridge/fingerboard, then they went to richlite, don't know how it is now. I think Martin has had an operation in Mexico for some 30 years now, originally the Backpacker was the main thing made there, but has expanded since.

The odd really crappy guitar can be made anywhere, of course, but these X ones are certainly entry level Martins and may not receive the same attention to detail. The one in the op was Friday afternoon, seemingly .

Yeah, incredible I'd say.

The best overall import manufacturer of entry level stuff is Gretsch IMO -their 300 guitars are pretty much incredible.

 

[Chris Pile]

It used to be a treat for me to work on a Martin, but lately I've had a couple recent examples cross my bench. They were nowhere near the level I've expected from Martin over the decades. They should have called their low-buck stuff Madeira like the old days. I worked on a couple with the formica tops... YE GODS. I had to super glue the bridges back on, nothing else worked. Truly a sad state of affairs.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Nothing a couple o' nails wouldn't fix...

NAILS?!!?
Yikes!
NO!
Nothing but screws will do.

 

[Mincer]

I wonder what the circumstances were when it popped off...hot car? While playing? Just took it out of the case and noticed it?

 

[solspirit]

That guitar has been played out and left out, LOL! I know because I own 2 just like it.

Definitely a poor glue job either way. Looks like they didn't get enough clamping pressure on the board to squeeze the glue out, so it was basically 30% attached.

What's funny is that it wouldn't have cost them any more money or time to do it well!

:smack:

My number 1 piece of advice that I've ever told anyone that worked for me or with me.
It takes just as long if not longer to do a shitty job than it does to do it right the first time.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Yeah, incredible I'd say.

The best overall import manufacturer of entry level stuff is Gretsch IMO -their 300 guitars are pretty much incredible.

They do seem to have a good rep, particularly that baritone Duo Jet seems popular even with the djenty crowd. I like the look of that G5232 in burgundy sparkle, yum.

The Martin in question here is about $750 new. I'd want the fingerboard glued on properly at that price .

 

[GuitarDoc]

^ Yep!
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing RIGHT!
It's quicker and easier to do it right the first time rather than fixing it after something goes wrong.

 

[Masta' C]

I wonder what the circumstances were when it popped off...hot car? While playing? Just took it out of the case and noticed it?

This!

 

[GuitarDoc]

I wonder what the circumstances were when it popped off...hot car? While playing? Just took it out of the case and noticed it?

Doesn't really matter, does it? A fretboard should not accidentally come off under any circumstance.

 

[NegativeEase]

Doesn't really matter, does it? A fretboard should not accidentally come off under any circumstance.

You don't think someone dreaming or believing there may be a worthwhile scenario for this to happen isn't worth hearing out? :lmao:

Im begging for someone to try and answer!

 

[Masta' C]

Maxed out truss rod adjustment performed in direct sunlight on a hot day in the middle of a humid swamp

 

[Mincer]

I think they just played a G chord incorrectly and the guitar couldn't take it.

 

[Mr. B]

I don't see a defective Martin guitar here. I see an unidentified guitar, and people claiming that other people said that the unidentified guitar was a Martin. I'd have to see the whole guitar before I buy that story.

 

[NegativeEase]

Maxed out truss rod adjustment performed in direct sunlight on a hot day in the middle of a humid swamp

Haaaaaa. Thread should be dedicated to postulating these type of scenarios.

I think the guy was trying to maybe trying to pop/slide out a worn fret with sidestrike from a ball peen hammer without his glasses

 

[JamesPaul]

I don't see a defective Martin guitar here. I see an unidentified guitar, and people claiming that other people said that the unidentified guitar was a Martin. I'd have to see the whole guitar before I buy that story.

It came from the OLF, and those guys are totally legit. I do not doubt it all, but we are allowed our own beliefs.

 

[Chris Pile]

I don't see a defective Martin guitar here. I see an unidentified guitar, and people claiming that other people said that the unidentified guitar was a Martin. I'd have to see the whole guitar before I buy that story.

There are none so blind as those who refuse to see.

 

[Masta' C]

I don't see a defective Martin guitar here. I see an unidentified guitar, and people claiming that other people said that the unidentified guitar was a Martin. I'd have to see the whole guitar before I buy that story.

Bro, I literally have 2 guitars exactly like that one. I could tell instantly that it was a Martin. Mine haven't had any issues with the fingerboards, though.

Regardless of brand, it's a crap job, but I doubt the guitar itself has seen the most desirable conditions throughout its lifetime, so there's that...mine have been played a ton and don't look anywhere near that worn. That one looks like it went on a trek through the Himalayas, LOL!

 

[GuitarDoc]

You don't think someone dreaming or believing there may be a worthwhile scenario for this to happen isn't worth hearing out? :lmao:

Im begging for someone to try and answer!

No, that's not it at all. Curiosity is a great thing and I value that. I sort of wonder about that fretboard too, but really, it shouldn't happen under ANY (accidental) circumstances. There is NO scenario for this that would be worthwhile, so the answer really doesn't matter enough to me to justify even asking.

 

[NegativeEase]

No, that's not it at all. Curiosity is a great thing and I value that. I sort of wonder about that fretboard too, but really, it shouldn't happen under ANY (accidental) circumstances. There is NO scenario for this that would be worthwhile, so the answer really doesn't matter enough to me to justify even asking.

I feel like I need to label when I am making jokes, being sarcastic or making bombast. I realize that it's not always obvious.