could you share the story here too of how you got it back?
Things are still pending so I dont want to comment on specifics in a public forum. I'm just going to say that many things needed to happen all at once, and I was very fortunate.
Also, I never gave an final update on the condition. The Alembic ended up being wayyy better than I thought once i cleaned everything up. I didn't take detailed before pictures, but the most serious looking scratches ended up just being stucco, glass, and paint that was stuck on top of the poly finish. I'm still in the process of cleaning it up but almost all of it came off.
- The neck still has some cracks and scratches in the poly but nothing that affects playability.
- The back has some gnarly scratching and poly cracks. But i've seen worse belt rash.
- The front is mostly fine except for a finish crack in the horn. Most of it could possibly be buffed out.
Its worse IRL than the pictures suggest, but the fact that most of the damage is hard to photograph is a massive win in itself.
The Gibson ES335 looks like someone keyed it front and back. Nothing affecting playability, and it was my #1 so I'll take it as a win.
The Gibson SG has dents in the finish front and back. I still dont have it in my possession, but it didn't look like anything too major.
The MIM Strat is still missing.
