I bought a Moondog Spirit around a year ago and have had some problems.

The initial setup was poor with fret edges which cut my thumb. A trip back to Moondog cured most of the problems but there was still a bad rattle on the bottom E string. A friend eventually sorted this for me.

The guitar looks great and has a very sweet tone. However, in my opinion it has one serious flaw - it lacks the dynamics I would expect from a spruce-topped guitar of this quality. When I first received the guitar, it was completely dead. It has opened up a little with playing, but is still miles behind my other similar sized guitars (a Johnson Carolina and a couple of all solid Tanglewoods) in terms of responsiveness and projection.

The above may not bother some players, in which case the Spirit is an excellent buy, but in my experience it would not suit an expressive player.

Still, it is a great shame that Moondog have gone under, as they were an excellent company and seemed committed to providing the best possible service to their customers.