Your opinion is welcome. I bought a guitar two months ago. It is a "re-issue" from '62 and has a nitrocellulose finish, as did all their guitars of that era. It has recently cracked along the joint where the two pieces of alder were glued together to form the body. On the face you can actually feel the indention of the shrinkage and on the back you can see a fine line of the glue seam. The company says that this is a typical "aging process" and will not exchange the guitar. I contend that the lacquer is following the movement of the hastily dried lumber. Had this guitar looked like it does now in a music store, it wouldn't sell. Am I wrong in my assessment?