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Fantastic!

Mike was in my last band. Terrific player/collaborator. And a wonderful guy.

LOL

that would be excellent. Nice to have that original case. On mine- I had to do it. There was no hope for the case and no matter what I did to the guitar it wouldn’t matter if I was just putting it back into the ‘ashtray’. It was bad.

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This too…..

PK’s solution worked for me too, over time. I also replaced the case. Made a big difference. Otherwise the case is just “reinfecting” the guitar. So- new case, fresh air, multiple surface cleanings (with nitro safe cleaner and appropriate fretboard cleaner of course) and bags of activited charcoal in the case when storing the guitar… Time heals with these steps.

Here are some shots of my band and me playing a gig last night. A friend of mine is a professional photographer who has photographed many jazz legends up close in performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival and (and many other venues) for decades . https://michaeloletta.com/. He’s a real pro and can make even an amateur like me look like a real musician. I had no idea he was photographing. Consummate professional. The guitar is way more photogenic than me…

Very cool artist model! I have an H-550 ‘Custom’ and love it. Not a signature model, but definitely my go to gigging instrument if I think we’re going to get loud. It will occasionally feedback but only in limited circumstances.