Truth behind McGuinn 370 lacquer problems

sgunderson · Post by **sgunderson** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:31 am

I recently sold a McGuinn 370 with some minor finish cracks. I have read several times that there was an inherent problem with the lacquer used on these guitars or that it was expermental and that this is why so many RM 370s have this problem. Anyone know the truth on this?

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 6:18 am

I don't know- I've had 2 of them and they had absolutely no cracks in the finish.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:50 am

I'll check mine when I get home tonight, but I don't recall it having any cracks. It's been in Southern California all of its life (I'm the second owner).

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:49 pm

They were all done with the same finish as we still use, a specialized conversion varnish. If they're cracked, it's because they were frozen or dehydrated (which is really the same thing, as far as the finish goes).

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 12:14 pm

Beautiful...

rob320 · Post by **rob320** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 11:35 am

Mr Hall,
my 370 RM had that finish problem as a result of leaving it in a cold room for too long.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 5:52 pm

The only ones that I heard that had problems were the 4001cs basses. It seemed like alot of them chipped around the bridge or turned brown where rubber stands or hangers came into contact with them. It may just be a couple of isolated incidents, who knows?