The idea of Making a Martin a better Martin

[ken cierp]

To me its about the treatment of the collectable articles and the ethics.

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I ... feits.aspx

[Kevin in California]

All I'm concerned about is making a Sjostrand a better Sjostrand!
nuff said!

Kevin

[Tim Benware]

To me its about the treatment of the collectable articles and the ethics.

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I ... feits.aspx

I agree if there is in fact a planned attempt to defraud (how could i think otherwise after 35 years in law enforcement) as the article indicates. I guess the question is how to ensure that after the conversion takes place some one down the line doesn't use that honest work to later defraud some unsuspecting buyer.

So Ken, are you saying it should never be done or that when it is some type of marking is permanently attached to the instrument to so indicate the change or something else? I can see where that may be the ethical thing to do.

[ken cierp]

Certainly I can only speak for myself -- for me any modification done during a restoration that changes the identity of a collectible to something other then what was the original factory or artist's designation is not proper.