I used to be really anal about this too, but I've given up really as it would only eat me up. Scratches and dings ftw, and hey, you have something to remember your awesome house party from lol.
From your perspective though, bastard of a ding especially being a one off instrument. Im guessing it happend and then they shat themselves so much they couldnt possibly bear tell you. Maybe you could facebook everyone at the party to at least get some leads and perhaps they are more likely to own up over the net and try and make amends for it. You'll be pissed off for a long while otherwise and probably be a bit reserved to everyone who was there unless you get to the bottom of it.
but instead I chose to post a public FB announcement that whoever is responsible will be pounded to fucking oblivion and back. Granted I'll probably never find out who did it ...
not now you won't
Piss on the carpet or set the living room sofa on fire and I'll probably just shrug it off and laugh about it, but fuck with a man's dream guitar, you know...
I hear ya man .. mine didn't get dinged up, it got fucking stolen from me so yeah, I feel da pain
I'd be willing to say that it's hardly ever your friends that will fuck with your stuff, it's the people they bring with them, cause they don't give a fuck since they don't know you.
That sucks. I hope you'll find the one who's responsible. Here's some local luthiers I've heard good things about:
http://www.rautiaguitars.com/
http://www.eleanorguitars.com/
Äh?! What a cunt...I´m sorry to hear that, Jarkko. If you need some good Assasins recommendations, p.m me..lol joking.
Just KILL HIM with fire!