Wasn't at all aware, great news on the hearing aids though.
Forgot to reply that TAG doesn't do 'minor flaws'. Their current build-slot order system and building process ensure that each guitar is given equal attention and takes the least possible amount of time from starting build to PROPER completion. So not only do they make perfect guitars, they manage to do so in a shorter amount of time than some other well known custom guitar order-makers out there, without the hiccups that other builders run into from taking more orders than they can hope to finish in the foreseeable future.
I'm not paid by TA/affiliated. I just like to understand all about the things I enjoy. Anyone can correct me whenever I'm wrong. It seems Tom has a clear enough philosophy surrounding the guitars he makes: to optimize usage of resources at hand in order to maximize satisfaction for all who support what he does(order his guitars) but always within the boundaries of no compromise on quality.