Little Hawk mentioned 'Grisly evidence' - amongst the grisliest evidence must be the big fat hole in smoker's wallets! When I wanted my Lowden I held back though guilt over the cost (about £1,600) until I realised that, if I smoked 30 a day, my habit would be costing me close to £2,000 per annum! Kinda put the cost of the guitar into perspective for me and I went straight out and bought it. A beautiful, hand-made, top-class instrument for less than the cost of ten months smoking! And my breath doesn't stink either!