Like DTR, I can not believe that a cell phone from 2 inches could do that! Makes me paranoid about the actions I sometimes take with my guitars (like one of my straps having plastic rings for length adjustment)!! I get that the more finish you put on a guitar, the more the tone we want is dampened, but we should not have to worry about something as simple as what happened in your case!!! Best of luck with the PTC upgrades, sounds like it will be killer (but I would imagine those upgrades will cost you a pretty penny from what I have seen on those gold hardware prices)!!!! Enjoy the hell out of it, you've already marked it!!!!!