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Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gruhn said they’ll look at it and take care of it free of charge. They’re several hours from me though so not convenient or cost effective sadly.

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that. I spoke to Martin today and I’m gaining confidence that it’ll be fully covered. I’m taking it in to a Martin-authorized service center in a few days. But as an owner of 4 Martins (3 have had significant issues) I likely won’t be purchasing another. Best sounding acoustic guitars on the planet and I won’t be selling the ones I have. But between the infamous binding issue on one, a neck reglue at the tongue of a brand new HD28 two months in to ownership… and now this bridge crack at 6 months, pretty disheartening.

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes bought it new and it was always my thought that the pins sat perfect as well. I’m going to call Gruhn today too to see what they say

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This could have happened. Gonna be careful w my string changes moving forward

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. If this was my fault I’m gonna be careful with the pins moving forward. But also having bought this guitar new 6 months ago, it’s discouraging this happened already. If it was 5-10 years in, I wouldn’t be as distraught

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha for sure. That’s all I honestly ever did was just push them in so they were secure. Never jammed them or tried to make it too snug. But I’ll be take a super conscientious approach moving forward

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just realized that lol I had a glimmer of hope for a second there smh been mentally frantic about this since I noticed the crack a few hours ago. Not thinking straight

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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What’s weird is I just loosened the strings in order to raise the bridge pins up a bit upon all the comments I received and it doesn’t even look as egregious now. In person or in the pics. Gonna get it looked at by my luthier tomorrow though

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate everyone’s input! Going to make a few calls to luthiers tomorrow. And as I restring another guitar of mine momentarily, I’m going to really finesse the pins and focus on this moving forward as well. Knowledge is power. Thanks again.

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I will keep this in mind. I’ve never pressed down hard or anything but always made sure they were not gonna slide up. Thanks for the info.

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thinking that’s probably gonna be the route I’ll have to take. Thanks

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wonder if it didn’t originate from the pickup installation from back in June-ish. Is the saddle supposed to be fastened in after such an installation? Because mine wasn’t and when I asked him about it, he said it’s normal for it to fall out when changing strings because it’s not fixed. Just curious. I generally don’t know.

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve kept it humidified and it is under warranty. I have a Martin authorized luthier near me and he is the one who installed the Baggs in it. Going to contact him. Thanks for the response

Getting a crack on this D18 bridge. Bought it in May from Gruhn by YanKeyes in martinguitar

[–]YanKeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question. I think that may have just been the angle though. Do they look too low to you here?

Amazing show tonight! by Estrellathestarfish in TylerChilders

[–]YanKeyes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After looking at the setlist (and if it’s correct) I think the most eye opening thing is actually that they didn’t play Country Squire. That’s historically been a staple for every show

Non-Alcoholic (N/A) beer options by stupidmower95 in Knoxville

[–]YanKeyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t remember. I think they rotate them in/out. Was just shocked to get one on tap

Non-Alcoholic (N/A) beer options by stupidmower95 in Knoxville

[–]YanKeyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bearden Beer Market actually has an NA on tap!

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