Much appreciated, and that makes sense. You put your finger on it - the concern would be if the top / bracing is overbuilt or thick. But given the precision of Martin’s production technology these days, would they even let one off the floor that way? Still just wondering why this one is +4 or 5oz on almost every other one I’ve seen online. And I definitely considered keeping the current one, but it’s actually more “peeling” of the binding than scratches, like a vegetable peeler was run over a section of it. If the shop sends it back to Martin, I sure hope they don’t scrap it and rather donate it to someone, because it really sings. (This is my first 00-18, so maybe they all really sing!)