[QUOTE=luthier;4041465]Wow,
Sorry to hear this!
My Contender G1 and barrel sets work extremely well, but my dad got them in the early 90s IIRC.
It is a shame to see the almighty(?) dollar come before quality/pride in workmanship once again.[/QUOTE]
***How does one come to that conclusion about a company from just one or two posts by people that had a problem a couple years ago?