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The bridge studs were not set down all the way in my Les Paul, so I went to a local guitar shop that is known for some pretty good work on vintage instruments. I also wanted to get a quote on a refret, as it is a 1991, and I’ve worn the frets down significantly with how hard it’s been gigged and rehearsed and practiced. What I can tell happened, the repair guy made a jig with a block of wood to put on the bridge stud, and then he would hammer the wood rather than stud directly. The wood block ended up impacting the top. There’s the major dent, but then there’s also a smaller dent where you can tell the wood block impacted to the right of the right bridge stud. I did not get a great photo, but you can tell that it is fairly deep, and there is raw maple poking through. I want to be fair, and I don’t want to be vindictive about this. The guitar is of course is all beat up, but all the scratches and marks are from gigs and memories, not careless workmanship. I don’t think I want to repair the finish, as I don’t see how it could look good to fill it in, and then have a section of pristine finished surrounded by 30 year old worn finish. My current thought is that they could do the refret I was looking for, maybe at a significant discount. Might be a fair exchange, as long as the the other repair guy does it. They’re a good guitar shop, I’ve seen them do stellar work. I don’t want to boycott them, and I don’t want to smear their name over this, but I want this to be made right. What would y’all do? Should I ask for some work in exchange, ask for some cash, maybe should I get the finish repaired? Thank y’all! The pics are the dents, then the guitar in action.