[Rb ver. 2.0]

Willie's guitar is battle scarred from a lifetime hard playing. I think it's a testament to the quality of the product that he still uses it in it's dilapidated condition.

How many of us have ever worn a hole in the soundboard with our pinkie and fourth finger?

[Cuttnhorse]

No it isn’t...it’s a testament to abuse and neglect...what I’d expect from a third-rate entertainer and very poor guitarist.

[bk1000]

“How many of us have ever worn a hole in the soundboard with our pinkie and fourth finger?”

I believe that is a Classical guitar that someone played Flamenco on for years and wore it out. Flamenco guitars have a special plastic guard called a golpedor to protect against the golpe, or tap, that is integral to the music. Willie’s guitar has no golpedor. Tap enough and the thin spruce top will wear through. I think the guitar had the hole in it before Willie got it. (BTW, this is my 2000th reply on FR! Woo hoo!)

[RobRoy]

I blame the IRS for that picture. If not for them, he could have afforded a new one!

And they aint that expensive.