Thanks for all the outstanding suggestions, folks. I had just about decided on the 55 gallon drum of polymer, but Safeway was out of it and they're not expecting another shipment in for at least a few days. So I think what I'm going to do is put some cocoa butter on it and sit it out on the beach for a few hours. It should tan nicely...

Seriously, I appreciate all the suggestions. (Well, almost all of them--you know who you are.) Funny, I hadn't thought of my $850 guitar as "inexpensive"--I know the store had some $300 Martins that sounded like crap, but this one is pretty and sounds very sweet, no matter what Don says. Yes, I know there are 2 and 3 grand+ models out there.

Anyway, for now, I'm going to live with it, and make up odd stories about how it happened--and fix or replace the winder.

Aloha,
Mark