couldn't handle this kind of stress over my axe!

[johnnyqb]

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_en_mu/odd_fractured_fiddle

Makes you realize again what a fine deal you can get on a Rice guitar, that would be just fine if it fell down the stairs in its case!

[Rich]

LOL.. Thanks John..

I've had a couple of guitars fall out of my fully loaded van into snowbanks or parking lots. So far, been lucky. My '72 Thinline Tele fell about 6 feet off a shelf (in its case) and bent a tuner. That was bad enough for me.

[chris]

I fell on top of my '57 Gibson on Tuesday...smashed it between me and a bookshelf.

I got lucky, not a scratch. The stand had just enough give. I did have a moment of not wanting to look at the guitar.