by VintAxe » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:44 pm
I don't know Michael, I would take a hard look at the paint job on this instrument before I would decide on a refin. Part of the charm of old instruments is that they have lived life. Certainly, no one would put Malcolm on a guitar today and probably few people put him on a guitar back in the day. The current paint job might be analogous to Folk Art in today's market. I know as vintage guitar collectors, we value original or original style finishes, but from a historical perspective, what is more interesting, a 2008 attempt at an original refin, or an amateur 1960's hippie, activist expression of rebellion.
I'd be tempted to keep Malcolm, just like I'm tempted to keep that orange crush velour chair my mother bought in the 1970's. They are both atrocious by today's standards, but they both make a bold statement about cultural identity in times that have passed and will never return again.
