Thanks for the information. I only had this one for a couple months;it was in good condition. The only scratches were on the pick guard. I always thought it was stolen by someone who did not play. I never knew anyone that did play who would have taken a large guitar like this without the hard -shell case. I have never walked around with a guitar without the case. It probably went to a pawn shop in Toronto. I had to come back to the US or I would have looked.