Well, there's beer... and then there's beer. And there's drinking... and then there's drinking. I certainly know from experience that the worst enemy of guitar construction is frustration, attempting to get cured by "Dammit! You're going to go IN there, you little piece of $%&*@!!! Uh oh. Can't you just bring four cases and move into Orpheo's for a week? It may be safest. For the guitar...