the guitar that insisted on dying despite its most recent owner's attempts of sustaining its livelihood

i've told the story of the guitar before. inherited from my scottish ex this guitar has had a long and fruitful life. more that two pairs of hands have owned it and crafted songs. it has traveled the world and has been taken along to campfires and beaches and even had a stint living at the office.

by the time i had gotten it the pick guard was curling out, the body had a little crack and the "piping" all around the body was peeling off. but it didn't matter because this guitar had a magical sound. a real sweety.

so i took it to get repaired and that is when the guitar lost its mojo.

the repairs were done but they came along with a fret buzz i was never able to get rid of. so, then i didn't want to play it. little tricks were done to it, to see if the buzz could be minimized, but it was never really the same again.

then the neck snapped. [insert tears]

i was told it wasn't worth fixing. one person even said, "could this thing even be kept in tune?" obviously now, in hindsight i see that the guitar was insulted. perhaps this was the aside that pushed it over the edge.

then it was fixed by a very very nice guy from a local resophonic guitar shop (very cool).

then it was played again and that was nice. fret buzz still there, but not quite as bad as a bigger metal bridge was put in.

six months later and it was that bridge that broke the guitar's back. i took it out for my lesson and was puzzled because it was so out of tune and for the first time, really wouldn't keep the tuning. "ohmigod," said stu, el maestro del guitarra, "look at your bridge." like a dam ruined by a crack in its wall, the bridge was ruined, pushed forward and angled and cracked and just broken.

my brain went back and back and back... i had taken it to live oak and took it out one afternoon. but nothing bad had happened to it. i also had kept it in a soft case... still, no major jostling not to mention a trample.

so, no more guitar and i don't know what to do as i can't afford a new guitar at this time. and my lessons just started and i am really inspired to keep up with them. [insert super sigh]. of course there is the thought of fixing the guitar. but it is one that needs to be laid to rest and put to sleep.