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chefothefuture wrote:I may be daft, but did you post any pics?

Someone please merge the two threads so people stop being lost

The pictures are over in the other thread, John!

freebyrd wrote: ... but man i just love that R tailpiece too...

Just wait til you re-string it.

Werner, hopefully we now have a merging of the minds. Really this wasn't supposed to be an April Fool's moment but it sure looked the part.

admin wrote:Werner, hopefully we now have a merging of the minds. Really this wasn't supposed to be an April Fool's moment but it sure looked the part.

Great, now I am lost

This guitar might be the buy of the year - stunning guitar, great price!

Re-stringing is easy with some masking tape, capo and lots of practise

Yes, a great buy, even if I don't know anything about those little skinny stringed things!

Congrats again Jessica, I'm sreu you'll grow to love it even more as time goes by.

Too bad you can't make it to BARC though, it would have been great to see your new guitar. Doubt I'll make it to the next one, but you never know. We'll take lots of pictures so you can know what you missed out on!

Congrats Jessica! That is an absolutely gorgeous guitar and a great find! I do love the triangles and "R". I'd hold on to that one forever. ...though, like most here, more are sure to follow. Welcome!

Wildberry wrote:

admin wrote:Werner, hopefully we now have a merging of the minds. Really this wasn't supposed to be an April Fool's moment but it sure looked the part.

Great, now I am lost

This guitar might be the buy of the year - stunning guitar, great price!

Re-stringing is easy with some masking tape, capo and lots of practise

i could swear this also wasn't the original title of the thread i wrote? (i think the original was divided between my two questions about being ready/this specific guitar) but whatever!!

WOW.. buy of the year? good thing it's only april!

well, last night i was looking her over a bit more (my initial inspection could have been a bit more detailed than staring, drooling, playing and a brief cosmetic check for wacky neck) and while obviously this bridge was NOT BABIED and could use at the very least a solid dusting, i noticed the saddle for the d string was like ripped and pushed down? i'm no expert but that don't look right. how the hell does that happen? i assume i gotta fix this. can i just replace the saddle? actually, comparing them to pictures online, they all look a little beat up. will playing like this possibly damage the guitar?


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I'll let the experts give a more knowledgable response, but I can't see playing it like this doing any damage. It should be easily cleaned up and saddle replaced. Restringing will be the hardest part!

One other thought, given that it's sat for years and you may not yet have settled on which new strings, the intonation will have to be adjusted on the bridge. Whether you do this yourself or have it adjusted for you, it's a perfect time to clean up the bridge. My 12 came with a bridge that actually had a bit of rust. Soaking in WD-40 and a bit of work with a toothbrush cleaned it right up (but be sure the solvent it completely wiped off!). Yours looks more like dust and may a bit of white corrosion (normal when not kept clean). Should be an easy job and in no way detracts from your excellent find.

Cheers.

Ha! I just looked closer at the pic and the saddle is completely normal. They're offset for correct intonation on that octave pair. All 12 strings are like that. Your's is perfectly fine.

C'sPop wrote:Yours looks more like dust and may a bit of white corrosion (normal when not kept clean). Should be an easy job and in no way detracts from your excellent find.

Cheers.

+1. With just a little bit of TLC this guitar will look amazing.

C'sPop wrote:Ha! I just looked closer at the pic and the saddle is completely normal. They're offset for correct intonation on that octave pair. All 12 strings are like that. Your's is perfectly fine.

phew! i just looked at some pictures online to check if it was normal and didn't see any others like that.

learning, learning..

freebyrd wrote:

C'sPop wrote:Ha! I just looked closer at the pic and the saddle is completely normal. They're offset for correct intonation on that octave pair. All 12 strings are like that. Your's is perfectly fine.

phew! i just looked at some pictures online to check if it was normal and didn't see any others like that.

learning, learning..

Now see? Putting of that boring trip to Florida and coming to BARC would increase you knowledge immensely!

Congratulations on this beautiful guitar and a thumbs-up for scoring a Double Bound with Toasters at a very good price !!!

I also think your guitar photography is showing some very good talent !

As others have mentioned, for any tune-ups or issues with your Ric, you are in close proximity to Paul W.

Wildberry wrote:

chefothefuture wrote:I may be daft, but did you post any pics?

Someone please merge the two threads so people stop being lost

The pictures are over in the other thread, John!

Ahh, senior moment...

Nice B!
Rare!
Last of the X-Braced
Who cares about those 3 extra frets! LOL!