I'd make sure the neck can be straightened first.
It's beautiful.
BTW, if you play loud and near your amp, you might not like a full hollow body - feeeeeeedbaaaaaaack.
Insights and incites by Notes
I am an admirer of Louis Jordan, Bill. Good vocals, fine sax playing and a great sense of humor.
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five
If a string breaks during a solo do you have a spare? She does - a spare violin.
I guess the guy she borrowed the fiddle from got to at least hold a Stradivarius