How does the buyer like it?
he seems to like the way its gone. obviously when the finish crazed i offered him some options on how to proceed along with estimated prices and timescales. time is an important factor on this, which is probably why it crazed in the first place.
i sent him some pics last week and he was happy with the level of wear but wanted it a bit shinier. it was a good call as too often relicers go for the matte finish.... looking at my 30's reso and 50's archtop both have finishes just like this, still shiny in between the age.
so we went this way, its looking bloody good and its come out cheaper than originally quoted.