Aye very true Martyn, I was all for packing it in and selling up, as you say how things can change, 6 months later and here I am with another guitar..

Thanks Gents, so far I am finding few faults on the guitar.The main one is that the action is high at just over 3 mm at the 12th fret, I like 2.5/6 on the 12th fret of my acoustics But that is something to be looking at tomorrow after work, It is 23.25 here and close to tea and toast time..
So, wee jobs for tomorrow. measure the string gauge ( I think they could be 12’s) Take all the other measurements and then work out what i need to subtract from the bridge( and possibly nut) to get an action that i like..
I have noticed a few more chips/dings/dunts in the finish, it speaks volumes when something is like this. People not respecting what they have really annoys me to the bone..

Thanks everyone, been doing a bit of work on the “Dandy”, levelled off the neck and hydrated the fb. man this thing was well dry, two coatings of hydrate the wood soaked up and it might possibly take more.
Measured up the strings and they are indeed 12’s and I am thinking that these are the original factory fitted strings.
Action is way too high and the relief was way too deep, so adjusting the bridge height is a job for later today, this brings me to the question of the bridge saddle, it defo feels like bone to me and is listed as something called “compensated pps saddle”, from what I can gleam from tinternet pps stands for plastic steel..anyway, it needs lowering as I need the action down by about 1mm.
Thats about where I am, oh yeah, I ordered a gig bag for the guitar, I am thinking that I might just take this with me on the motorbike when I do rallies and do a bit of busking..
Anyone know how to strap a guitar to a motorbike?.. lool

Jobs all done, and this is one heck of a guitar. no problems with tuning and it plays better on up the fret board now that everything has been set up properly..I am off to practise Wicked Game by Chris Izaak