Fixing a Fake D45 from China

This Chinese copy (counterfeit fake - that's what this CF stands for) C F Martin D45 has been unplayable for months due to incredibly high action.
Following on from the recent discovery that the Taylor copy had severely front bowed over time I checked out the same on the Martin counterfeit and low and behold....
The guitar was bought in the era before I discovered that you could pay extra to have all trademark infringements removed and your own custom logo put on instruments from China. So please excuse the inclusion and know that I show this guitar only to warn you and others about how poorly built the fakes are and help you avoid buying one.
This was bought from Aliexpress although the store has long since closed to drop poor feedback scores. The guitar is solid spruce top with mahogany sides, back and neck and a rosewood fretboard and bridge. The logo inlay is mother or pearl and the nut and saddle sadly just plastic. This electro-acoustic guitar includes a B-band transducer electronic pickup that I installed in it. Here we demo the fixed guitar mic'd with a Sennheiser MHK 8060 shotgun condenser microphone mixed with the b-band. All recording was done using the focusrite scarlet 8i6 3rd generation.
Enjoy!!!!!
Thanks for watching and take good care folks! You have but one life - live and enjoy it. Peace :o)
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