CONDITION RATINGS
WARNING: PLEASE USE CAUTION WITH ANY ELECTRICAL
ANTIQUE. MOST OF THESE
THINGS WERE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED WITH MUCH LESS CONSUMER PROTECTION
BUILT- IN. THEY MAY ALSO HAVE BECOME MORE DANGEROUS WITH TIME. ANY REPAIR OR
RESTORATION SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN ONLY BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN.
Occasionally an item's rating can be moved upward by other exceptional
qualities that we feel over ride other slight issues.
CONDITION (COND.): 10.0- PERFECT. NO MISSING PARTS. NO
SCRATCHES, DENTS,
OR DINGS. ACCESSORIES AND OPTIONS MAY BE
INCLUDED. MAY INCLUDE ORIGINAL BOXES, PAPERWORK,
MANUALS, AND OR LITERATURE.
9.0-EXCELLENT COND. NO MISSING PARTS. NO CRACKS, OR DEEP
SCRATCHES. NO MAJOR DENTS OR DINGS. VERY MINOR WEAR.
ORIGINAL FINISH. NO NON-ORIGINAL SPEC. REPAIRS.
8.0-FINE COND. NO MISSING PARTS. NO CRACKS, OR DEEP SCRATCHES.
MAY
HAVE MINOR SCRATCHES AND/OR DINGS. LIGHT TO
NORMAL
WEAR. ONLY MINOR REPAIRS IF ANY. MOST IF NOT
ALL
ORIGINAL PARTS. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ORIG. FINISH.
7.0-VERY GOOD COND. MAY HAVE REPLACED PARTS. MINOR CRACKS
ALLOWED. MAY HAVE LIGHT TO NORMAL SCRATCHES, DENTS
AND/OR DINGS. MAY HAVE HAD NORMAL REPAIRS. SOME PARTS
SUCH AS KNOBS MAY HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
6.0-GOOD COND. MAY HAVE REPLACED PARTS. MAY HAVE MINOR PART
MISSING. MAY HAVE LARGER CRACKS, SCRATCHES, DENTS. MAY
NOT HAVE ORIG. FINISH OR FINISH MAY NOT BE IN PERFECT SHAPE.
SOME PARTS MAY HAVE BEEN CHANGED. MAY HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES.
5.0--FAIR COND. HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES SUCH AS REPLACED PARTS, WORN
REPAIRED, OR NON-ORIGINAL FINISHES. MAY HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS.
4.0- MEDIOCRE COND. HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. FINISH MAY OR MAY NOT
BE INTACT. MAY HAVE MISSING PARTS. PROBABLY DOES NOT FUNCTION.
MAY NEED RESTORATION, NEED PARTS OR SHOULD BE USED FOR PARTS.
3.0-POOR COND. HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. NEEDS COMPLETE RESTORATION
OR PROBABLY BEST USED FOR PARTS. MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE
RESURRECTED.
2.0 AND BELOW- WHO CARES!
NOTES ABOUT RESTORATION DESCRIPTIONS:
PRACTICAL RESTORATION- ITEM HAS BEEN RESTORED TO GOOD, OR AS GOOD AS PRACTICAL,
FUNCTIONING
AND COSMETIC CONDITION. THIS USUALLY INVOLVES DISASSEMBLY, THOROUGH CLEANING
COSMETICALLY
MECHANICALLY, AND ELECTRONICALLY. POWER SUPPLY FILTER CAPS ARE CHECKED, AND CHANGED IF
NECESSARY, AND PRACTICAL. TUBES CHECKED, AND REPLACED WHERE NEEDED, AND AVAILABLE. FINISH
TOUCHED UP. MINOR RUST REMOVED. AC CORDS AND PLUGS CHECKED, AND REPLACED WHERE NECESSARY.
ANY
BROKEN PARTS REPAIRED, OR REPLACED WITH AS CLOSE TO ORIGINALS AS PRACTICAL. SCREWS, AND
BOLTS
TIGHTENED. POTS CLEANED. GUITARS BROUGHT TO GOOD PLAYING CONDITION. ALL FUNCTIONS
TESTED.
ADJECTIVES
USED IN THE DESCRIPTIONS OF ITEMS SUCH AS GOOD, EXCELLENT, KILLER, CLEAN, WELL,
PERFECT,
SPOTLESS, ORIGINAL, BEST, OK, DIRTY, SCRATCHED, PITTED, DENTED, SMALL, BIG, CRACKED,
STAINED, AND ANY
OTHER WORDS USED TO AS ACCURATELY DESCRIBE AN ITEM AS POSSIBLE ARE BASED ON MANY YEARS OF
EXPER-
IENCE, AND EDUCATED PERSONAL OPINION. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL AN ITEM WAS REPRESENTED
ACCURATELY,
PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY (WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RECEIPT) AND WE WILL TRY TO RECTIFY THE
PROBLEM.
Occasionally an item's rating can be moved upward by other exceptional
qualities that we feel over ride other slight issues.
