R.E.M. - Mike Mills' 4001 - odd bridge!

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Re: R.E.M. - Mike Mills' 4001 - odd bridge!

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Or in front then!
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jps wrote:
Kiddwad57 wrote:Thankfully that whole trend to "replace every piece with unfinished brass" seems to be behind us.
http://www.alembic.com/info/fcvault.html
Just looking at that page makes my back hurt! :lol:
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Re: R.E.M. - Mike Mills' 4001 - odd bridge!

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scott_s wrote:
jps wrote:
Kiddwad57 wrote:Thankfully that whole trend to "replace every piece with unfinished brass" seems to be behind us.
http://www.alembic.com/info/fcvault.html
Just looking at that page makes my back hurt! :lol:
It makes my wallet hurt!
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Re: R.E.M. - Mike Mills' 4001 - odd bridge!

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I actually had a conversation with Mike at the 40 Watt Club in Athens back in 81 or 82. He noticed I had a badass II that was installed by Ken Smith. I don’t recall if this was before or after he did the same… but .. we agreed on the reason. The stock bridge risked breaking strings
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