CONDITION BEFORE LOSS

Make, model, year acquired approximate cost Condition before loss I wrote used beside the fan Orange extension reel radio, antenna missing Two flood lamps one folding stool Acoustic guitar brand visible Serial number partly gone For undocumented items attach photographs Original unavailable nearest current equivalent Original unavailable nearest current equivalent The phrase repeated under item description Thirty for the cable reel twenty-four for the fan At the guitar I left the value field open The garage door caught at shoulder height Water past the second eyelet The case had drifted under the bench One brass latch turned down I caught the neck first then brought my other arm beneath the lower bout Water ran through the sound hole and darkened the front of my shirt By Monday the spruce had started to cup Repair estimate three pages Neck: salvageable Bracing: compromised Original unavailable nearest current equivalent A current model listed beneath mine I copied the measurements not the model number He said the neck could come off clean if the heel hadn't split The top, no the braces, no He asked what body I wanted under it I traced the smaller outline with one finger Less depth through the lower bout wider at the nut I thought I'd replaced this too then held out my left hand Original unavailable nearest current equivalent He crossed through both with the side of his pencil Old neck cedar top A shallower lower bout different bracing The strap button moved half an inch The body meets my forearm two fingers higher The claim went out Friday Guitar: value not entered