I know you aren't planning on keeping the guitar but I just want to say how much I love mine. I have an L-3 from 1914. It has the original pickguard. Although it's very weathered looking the neck and action is perfect and the sound is haunting. It has a unique voice, dark on the bottom, sweet on top. By the way, the neck is a serious baseball bat which I like. Hopefully somebody will have it repaired and restored...but not refinished.