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Re: Question about the tailstop of a Thunderbird
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2017, 04:59:51 AM »
     Advanced Plating makes my parts. I have had a similar issue with my tailpieces.  Mounting it at a slight angle helps or just slid the strings in through the side.  A pit of a pain if you are just changing a A or D string,  honestly I can't remember the last time I changed just one string.
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Re: Question about the tailstop of a Thunderbird
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2017, 05:08:27 AM »
     Advanced Plating makes my parts. I have had a similar issue with my tailpieces.  Mounting it at a slight angle helps or just slid the strings in through the side.  A pit of a pain if you are just changing a A or D string,  honestly I can't remember the last time I changed just one string.

Thank you very much Scott.
I totally forgot you sell these too.  :-[

Sliding them in through the side works sort of okay. But I'd hate to tell the guy that is going to buy the bass that this is the only way to change the strings...

Was this issue solved by Advanced Plating for the ones you sell, Scott?