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. 

 

                           

 

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