Top hat story is great...just came across this thread and had to chime in. I was given a 6832 last summer by a friend I play with that he was going to throw away, it was a mess to say the least. I've put it back together and reworked it all from stem to stern & boy does it sing. Very nice gigabel guitar glad to see yours is still going strong. I just finished the work yesterday & wanted it to look original, no makeup!