I just joined the forum yesterday but came across this thread about a month ago when I was researching a C50 on ebay I eventually purchased. There seems to be very little information about this guitar on the internet. Hopefully a few people can add some.
I'll post some photos when I get a chance. Firstly I am a lefty and had a local luthier cut a new nut from bone and reverse the strings. The guitar came with a mis-matched set of tuners. On one side the original which was fairly worn and barely functional and on the other a cheaper newer addition held on with wires, because there was a crack along the screw line.
I found a set of tuners on ebay which was new "old stock" from the 70's in the box it came in and matched almost exactly the original, including the "bow tie" handles only better quality. I repaired the crack myself by spreading the crack by wedging it open and putting in a good amount medium thickness crazy glue making sure it soaked into the wood and adding a bit more before clamping it shut for about 30 minutes. After removing the clamp I put some of the glue in the screw holes a couple of times over a few days. I installed the new tuners and the crack is holding well. The luthier thinks it will hold up well.
I had to refinish the headstock and about 1/3rd of the neck because I was a little sloppy with the glue and it dripped all over the place. I sanded most of the finish off and sprayed on some gloss. It came out well.
Overall the guitar shows wear from a lot of playing with a few gauges on the soundboard along with some nicks on the back and sides. There are no cracks anywhere and the luthier tightened some braces inside the body.
I'm 65 years old and started taking lessons 3 months ago so don't have any feel for how these guitars are supposed to sound. My main guitar is a Seagull S6 Original (lefty)
