I'm thinking it's time to refresh this thread for quite a few reasons. The main one is that all the scratches and knocks have been removed from my twenty year old Gurian. I've even bought it a new Hiscox case to try and keep it that way. So any future knocks and scratches, although I would hate to have any will in future hopefully be mine. Russ down at Hobgoblin, in Leeds in the UK, has done a great job on a complete refurbishment on my JMD1887. Now this refurbishment cost more that most people would pay for a new Guitar so if you are an itinerant Guitar borrower who is only impressed by money go here. However even if you ask and you are willing hand over the cash as a deposit and drinks all round the answer is still NO!
It's also NO! To my other Guitars! As Musical instruments to me and others are a very personal thing. I get very attached to my Guitars; I do not like to hand them over to others to play ether. If you are musician who is of the same mind, we should meet in a session, I will support your right to refuse the requests of these would be borrowers. If you are not a musician you should also support the right of refusal even if you think the borrower is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I already know that if you were or are the best thing since sliced bread you would not have asked.