My good friend as well as Hutch's Mark, delivered this to me last week, (along with the machine he was using as a local server).
Hutch Loved this instrument and was actually getting pretty good as a player, considering he was self taught,... until he seriously damaged the fingers on his left hand, which mean't he could no longer play it :(
From it's current condition, it seems he simply had not touched it in years.
I'll be doing some restoration work, before it heads to Queensland and my good friend and awesome guitarist Steve Reinthal, (who Steve also knew and,... approved of,.. lol), so it's going to the Right Home, with Ian's approval.
I think Hutch would be happy it's heading to Steve's place,.. it will at least get played again regularly 8)
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OMG what a nice guitar.