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  1. Oh thank God! I don't like being the oldest one in a discussion. Or do I????
  2. It's very simple. Even you can understand if you try. A passive aggressive person is a person who acts aggressively but hides it behind words or actions that seem passive. So they appear to be passive, while they are actually being aggressive. That's where the term comes from. However, in your silly "quietly loud" comparison, "quietly" is an adverb modifying loud - that's why it makes no sense. The proper comparison would be "quiet loud". Now we have a term that's not so self explanatory. The above paragraph is passive aggressive. And Obese is a clinical term. It doesn't mean what you are implying or what you think it means. It is not the opposite of thin.
  3. He did buy the guitar from me at full price and the replacement will be here in a few hours.
  4. You're right. And I didn't know that it could be for sure, which is why I told him very clearly that if he wasn't 100% certain that it could be done safely, then don't do it and I'll still pay him for his time. He said all went well. When I picked it up, I told him he wasn't charging enough and actually gave him more. I was obviously incorrect! But, I've done a little more research since then to find out WHY this happened and how he could be so wrong. And I do have a theory. And there have been SG's with the strap button mounted on the tip of the horn. The Tony Iommi signature model comes to mind. However, the SG Modern is the only (I think) SG Gibson has made with a maple cap. And upon closer inspection (through pictures), you can occasionally see that the maple cap is quite thick - about 50% of the body. So it's more like a glue sandwich with mahogany and maple bread. I don't have the guitar anymore to verify this, but I believe the two halves delaminated - that would result in the "crack" right in the center. And although it really shouldn't have been a problem if the proper pilot hole were drilled EXACTLY in the center, the screw went in at an angle, pushing the pieces apart, and the pilot hole was too small. Even if it went in straight, I think it would have delaminated without a large enough pilot hole. So, I think I know that "how". The back - from where the strap button was moved... There's absolutely no reason I can think of for that. It's just really sloppy. I'll add a picture to this post that shows how the SG Modern is half maple once I find one again.
  5. That's who I need to find. Until then, it will be Gibson repair and restoration. Thank you for the advice, though. One of my concerns was exactly what you bring up - whether or not just about everything can be repaired properly. And you've answered that question.
  6. As I said, it's a clinical term. Go complain to the medical community.
  7. I was only responding to someone who said my answer didn't matter because you were left handed and he assumed I wasn't.
  8. That was my point. I bought one from the Gibson site. They were there. But Sweetwater - overall their ability to get anything has been worst than most dealers it seems. I've had a custom on order since April.
  9. I'm not sure what you're reading, but when I look at the OP, it says nothing about him wanting a left handed guitar on my screen. If the OP is left handed, they probably should mention that in the question. But there is no mention of that when I look at the post. At least not on the screen of my phone. Maybe you have a special phone.
  10. I'm curious about that. How much did Gibson charge for the headstock repair?
  11. I hate when people criticize others with words they don't understand. "Passive aggression" is a clinical term and it is "...a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them" However, I do understand how the uneducated might see it as nothing more than an oxymoron as if oxymorons are inherently incorrect. BTW, "oxymoron" is an oxymoron. The word is derived from two ancient Greek words: oxys, which means "sharp," and moronos, which means "dull" or "stupid." So I guess idiotic dweebish oxymorons have their place. But hey, you're entitled to hate oxymorons if you want. Doesn't affect me. Good luck with your English practice.
  12. I've definitely learned something. I've always assumed that if there was something on a guitar that I thought was too hard to do, it's fine - I'll just give it to an expert and they'll take care of it. But as a friend of mine pointed out yesterday, "you know more about Gibson guitars than many luthiers. If you're not sure you can do it, it probably shouldn't be done." At first I said, "I don't know about that..." But as it sunk in, yes, I know Gibson guitars in excruciating detail. However, I don't have the experience to do complicated jobs, especially if it involves finishing. I don't have the tools nor the desire to stress over something so delicate. But he's right - I know enough about Gibsons and if I'm not sure something can be done, then short of sending it to Gibson for modification, it just shouldn't be done. It's easy to think of these guys as guitar gods. Those are the ones we see on YouTube making a headstock repairs with wooden dowels and making it disappear. But it's not automatic. I don't think there is any kind of licensing for Luthiers, and there probably should be, just like there are for dozens of other trades. I thought 60 5-star reviews was worth something. But in hindsight, they could have all been string changes and setups. I have no way of knowing. I appreciate you guys - even Dr. Pepper and all his passive aggression.
  13. It definitely paid off. I don't know how I stayed so calm. As dramatic as it sounds, what happened is not my worst nightmare, but it's in the top 10. But I think I just had so many other things on my mind, I managed to inadvertently handle it pragmatically. That's definitely not my style. I'm more a "shock and awe" person, which can go either way, but never in the middle. So I'm proud of myself and of him. What I thought was me venting about a no-win situation turned out to be an unexpectedly nice story about the human condition - or at least the guitarist condition. 🙂
  14. I think we hit the nail on the head. Blame the guitar! Wow. That does make everything feel a bit lighter, and it's not really a stretch.
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