Prototype Damage
I sold the 2015 Junior G-Man prototype to someone and he returned it, citing this split in the finish at the neck joint.
Alright, even though I don't have a macro lens anymore, I've tried to show this as well as I can. Hopefully along the back of the neck you can make out the glue line. See how the finish doesn't seem to want to stick to that? You can clearly see the white line where it was glued. Then on the side you can see the, "separation" where it looks split, but (and with a macro lens I could get closer to this) it looks to me like the glue line underneath is intact. It's just the finish not sticking to the glue very well, IMO.
Now, to be honest, the manufacturer tried to wave me away from tung oil a couple of times because he said the coverage wasn't as reliable as poly. Which I expected. I wasn't opting into it for durability. I was opting into it because it's thin and allows the instrument to resonate, while maintaining the appearance of a, "finished" instrument.
So I guess these are the tradeoffs we make.
Prototype Damage
I sold the 2015 Junior G-Man prototype to someone and he returned it, citing this split in the finish at the neck joint.
Alright, even though I don't have a macro lens anymore, I've tried to show this as well as I can. Hopefully along the back of the neck you can make out the glue line. See how the finish doesn't seem to want to stick to that? You can clearly see the white line where it was glued. Then on the side you can see the, "separation" where it looks split, but (and with a macro lens I could get closer to this) it looks to me like the glue line underneath is intact. It's just the finish not sticking to the glue very well, IMO.
Now, to be honest, the manufacturer tried to wave me away from tung oil a couple of times because he said the coverage wasn't as reliable as poly. Which I expected. I wasn't opting into it for durability. I was opting into it because it's thin and allows the instrument to resonate, while maintaining the appearance of a, "finished" instrument.
So I guess these are the tradeoffs we make.