zw, no doubt about what you're saying. The guy I bought my 59' LG3 from ($500) threw in the Fascinator. The LG3 needed a good bit of reconditioning work but it turned into a prince. I started on the Fascinator, stopped and started again... then decided it was a frog and much more than a smooch was needed. The mahog and spruce (adi?) is very good wood, but the bracing inside is buggered to n'th. I quit drinking 20+ yrs ago, if I restart this project it might push me off the wagon. There's a little man inside my head who keeps telling me 'put it in a cave for the troglodytes when they return', dunno. best