For your consideration is a refinished/partially restored Pre-War Goodwin Granger Special GS8642 8 1/2' 3-piece 2-tip Bamboo Fly Rod. I stripped the old varnish while maintaining the Granger Special stamp. I also rewrapped a few guides that needed rewrapping. I then applied 4 coats of color preserver to the wraps, 4 coats of thinned ACE Spar Varnish to the wraps and then 3 coats of ACE Spar Varnish to the entire rod, lightly sanding between coats. As shown in the photos, one tip is down perhaps 6". The tip to mid ferrule fit is excellent. The mid to butt ferrule fit is slightly loose. A bit of paraffin on the male slide make for an excellent fit. This rod is ready to fish. The rod comes with the original tube with a full label. The sock is a period correct replacement. The unlocking reel seat works perfectly. The 8642 is the favorite model of many Granger fans. It is a very capable 5 wt ready to take trout from mid to large size rivers and even streams. Rod will be carefully packed and shipped fully insured.