THIS IS A PAYPAL ONLY AUCTION… but NO PAYPAL ECHECKS please.  Echecks must wait for your bank account to verify, and it ties up money for days.  If you cannot pay instantly with PAYPAL, either through PAYPAL BALANCE TRANSFER or CREDIT CARD THROUGH PAYPAL, please DO NOT BID! THAT IS NOT A DIFFICULT REQUEST. NO E-CHECKS PLEASE. USPS has recently adjusted their shipping rates. I am having to do the same to offer the quick shipping I prefer. So, Flat rate shipping and handling for this will be $35 (zips beginning 7,8 or 9 add $5 (=$40)) to the contiguous 48 states to be paid by winning bidder. That is USPS Priority, 2-3 days, insured.  Hawaii and Alaska add $10 more (=$45). Canada add $15 (=$50), shipped Priority Express International, USPS, 3-5 days, insured. UK add $50 (=$85), shipped Priority Express International, USPS, 3-5 days, insured. Delivery times are guesstimates provided by USPS, and not guaranteed by them or me. Does not include any taxes, duties or import fees. They are the responsibility of buyer. Other locations will adjust. Insurance is included.  No returns please. Winning bidder to PAYPAL me within 48 hours of auction close, or I might think and do bad things. Less than 10 positive feedbacks email me before bidding or I will cancel your bid. Terrible how such a few make it bad for so many others who are otherwise honest and decent.

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     I repurchased this from a buyer due to arriving with the strings buzzing. It had suffered and sustained a slight compression to the face, due to mishandling in the shipping process, and a brace had loosened. The fix was simple.  It has been reglued, and the guitar is back to acceptable standards of playability and musicality. Following is the original listing write up...

     This item is Stagg NA10CBBS-CED Acoustic Electric Guitar. It was purchased on eBay ‘as is’ with cracks in the back, and I crack on the front was found afterward (more on that one later).  Unusual, unless a solid wood guitar. It is, and I have been impressed.  Anyway, the cracks in the back were realigned as close to flush and possible, glues, clamped, and set.  After sanding, I tried to match the stain by mixing some paint to a close color, but it proved impossible, drawing more attention to the cracks than had I left it alone.  So, I decided to paint the entire back, and I sprayed with a couple of coats of enamel, color ‘expresso’.  It blended very well, but the cracks and some sanding imperfections can be discerned through the paint in cast light. I tried to capture some of that in the picture of the back of the guitar. Not bad, but there.

     The face of the guitar actually was a surprise.  I had already strung it up and tuned it when I noticed it.  So, back to the table, and I used hide glue from the outside and Gorilla glue on the inside and it set back firm.  Topo is still feelable, but it blended back well.  In the picture of the face, the repair is below the high e string peg, starting about half way down and ending at the binding.  I was able to secure this crack without cleats, which I am convinced inhibit face vibration.  While I was at it, I checked the entire guitar for any cracks or separations, and found a tiny one next to the neck on the face, and a couple around the edges. I just filled them with colored filler, and they blended back well.  Such is the nature of a solid wood guitar. The trade off is sound that is just unapproachable with a plywood instrument.

     The only hardware I needed to retro on this were the tuners. I selected a brand new set of chrome sealed tuners that fit the set screw holes identically.  They are nice tuners. I used the original head nut, saddle and string pins. I strung with a new set of PB Light 12’s.  It tuned easily and held well. The truss rod was tweaked to near perfection.

     Hard to describe the difference in sound of an all wood instrument.  But even though subtle, it is noticeably beautiful. Those that have played one understand. Tone that blends these solid tonewoods into excellent definition.  Bright and bold, yet confidently mellow without overstrumming. The resonance is vibrant. The sustain is good to fade and well balanced.  The projection is ample and loud without amping.  And folks, this model sports a B-Band Preamp that is superb.  Plugged in it offers many options of sound and blend.  The action is excellent, low and soft. Easy playing neck.  Frets are like new and well dressed.  (The buyer mentioned above did file the crowns on a few of the frets, number 12 to number 15 or so, to try to correct the problem without knowing the reason for the buzzing, but the job wasn't bad, they are level, and function perfectly... it was obvious the buyer had some guitar maintenance experience.)

     Solid Cedar top, solid mahogany back, sides and neck.  Rosewood fretboard and bridge.  Plastic still on the pickguard.  There are some swishes and swirls and smudges, and some dinks and clinks here and there, but not bad.  This is a nice piece.  Intermediate to advanced, but would make a wonderful instrument to learn on.  Not much investment for this quality either, in case guitaring not what imagined.  It was badly injured.  It is now whole again.  Ready to make good music.  I offer this one for your consideration. 

         I have been repairing and reclaiming guitars for ten years now this month. Not a business and not for profit (ask my wife), but just a much enjoyed hobby. I have my own shop in my basement, and do all work, including refinishing, myself. I have no formal luthier training. I have read and studied much, but the bulk of my knowledge and skill came from the school of hard knocks. My decisions regarding methods of repair may not be those of the masters, but my repairs are done after careful analysis of the problem, and considering the easiest and most secure and stable way to return the instrument to playability. I like to reclaim higher end guitars, either acoustic or electric, but am drawn to reclaim any instrument that otherwise might be discarded. My goal is to offer quality products to those who could never afford a new instrument, especially younger folks who have such desire to learn. If your quality standards expect equal what would come out of a Martin, Taylor, or Gibson shop, then I suggest you look elsewhere. If your quality standards allow instruments set up at or above original specs, repaired to provide stable enduring playability, sound that equals or surpasses the original instruments specs, and at the same time understand reclaimed instruments can be less than cosmetically perfect, then you understand as I do what a reclaimed instrument should be. Please remember I reclaim, I do not restore. They are two different endeavors entirely. My depictions and descriptions of this instrument are as accurate as I can make them. The pictures show as best they can any cosmetic discrepancies. Otherwise, this instrument is once again ready to be played and make music.