Postby MOSDAN » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:36 pm
About 5 months ago I bought a Antoniotsai acoustic guitar at a local pawnshop for a very reasonable price. The inlay work is fantastic. The guitar as bought had 3 cracks in the top of the guitar and the action was high because of poor fret setting. I carfefully redid the frets and repaired the cracks. No more problems have occured. This guitar looks amazing and is one of the best sounding guitars I have ever heard. The neck action now compares to my Taylor guitars but sounds even better. This is one guitar I will not be selling as it is very special in looks, playability, and sound. As it was used when I bought it I have no idea of how the guitar was cared for. The biggest complaints I have heard on these guitars is about the wood splitting and the neck work being poor. The wood splitting is caused by improper drying of the wood prior to contruction. I have a home humidifier that keeps my home around 50% humidity all year long and after repairing the splitting on the guitar top, the guitar did not show any signs of further wood stress. I dressed and polished the frets and it made all the difference in the world. Outside of the poor fret-work and the poor drying of the wood the construction appears to be very good.
The price on this "Mosrite Copy" is fairly reasonable and to someone who has the proper skills it could be a great guitar.