biggerwhiskey

Whats "expensive" if you had to guess....and would it look like new? I do NOT want to refinish it unless the actual top layer was to actually crack through.....with that being said, would they be able to retain the Chet Atkins signature if they sanded it down and refinished? I do not know much about the process....thanks so much - this is a great forum!

really? Ive never owned a guitar this old, some guy in another forum said it looked like glue joints or stress or something much worse... should I be concerned? Would someone pay $$$ for a guitar in this condition?

Is it possible to get the top refinished one day? Is that expensive? Just curious. Thanks!

No, I can only feel some of the bigger ones - they are all over the top, but can only see at the right angle / light....I’d guess there are 20 or so....

I posted this in the main forum, but just saw this Repair & Resoration forum (Im new) - so thought I would post again...It wont let me post any more high res photos, so 2 larger ones are in this dropbox... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zen60ljxj4dm0m5/AAC4t0KKxT4XLJrAX6SGmrk6a?dl=0 Hello, I recently inherited a 1996 Chet Atkins SST (Serial # 91666584) The guitar plays beautifully and I LOVE it….but I noticed that throughout the top of the body, it has these slightly raised lines (as shown below)…almost as if the top coat finish of paint is cracking (but has not physically cracked through the paint)….You CAN feel SOME of the bigger lines when you rub your fingers over them….As far as I know, the guitar has never been dropped and shows NO signs of any other damage… I am just curious if you can tell me what this is from? It doesn’t bother me - I just wanted to know if this is something that they were known to do after 25 or so years - and last but not least - is there any way to fix it IF it does finally crack through the finish of the guitar? Thank you so much for any info!

I tried to get another photo....they are hard to get photos of - but they run all over the top of the body...some close to together, some longer than others....not just behind the bridge....not sure that makes a difference?

Hello, I recently inherited a 1996 SST (Serial # 91666584) The guitar plays beautifully and I LOVE it….but I noticed that throughout the top of the body, it has these raised lines (as shown below)…almost as if the top coat finish of paint is cracking (but has not physically cracked through the paint)….You CAN feel the lines when you rub your fingers over them….As far as I know, the guitar has never been dropped and shows NO signs of any other damage… I am just curious if you can tell me what this is from? It doesn’t bother me - I just wanted to know if this is something that they were known to do after 25 or so years - and last but not least - is there any way to fix it IF it does finally crack through the finish of the guitar? Thank you so much for any info!