I really like Scott's idea of keeping the pickup rings he currently has on his Orville gold top
The guitar isn't necessarily a ?collectable? example per say yet I believe it is an excellent example of very good quality, at a moderate price point.
The body is 2 piece center seam, and the grain is actually reverse matched.
The way this particular guitar was made, the grain in the mahogany actually projects vibrations/sound to the top/front of the guitar.
For a non 1 piece body, this is about as high of quality of as you can get, and it actually projects sound better than many 1 piece bodied LPs I have played.
That is saying a lot :wink:
AFA I can determine the guitar was/is in completely original condition, and if I were still the owner, I really wouldn?t want to change a thing about it, with the possible exception of some electronic components.
That is a wonderful gold top, and anyone would be happy to play it & to own it.
Scott, when are you sending that thing back