Mid 1960s Gibson Thunderbird Bass Bridge- Nickel- Original

Started by dadagoboi, August 19, 2012, 06:44:10 PM

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the mojo hobo

Quote from: Baz Cooper on August 20, 2012, 03:03:59 PM
I need ..plus 4 chrome acorn nuts....

Don't we all need chrome acorn nuts? I think most of the value in that bridge on ebay was that it had all 4 acorn nuts.

dadagoboi

Quote from: the mojo hobo on August 21, 2012, 10:15:20 AM
Don't we all need chrome acorn nuts? I think most of the value in that bridge on ebay was that it had all 4 acorn nuts.

Judging by Scott's most recent Badbird bridge acorns are available.


uwe

They didn't slip off all the way, but too much for my liking and a stable tone when you play the E string hard. I'm actually by now a relatively light-handed player, but the way those strings rolled on those unnotched saddles didn't feel right and had slight tuning effects too.  I've even begun notching my bone saddles (or plastic) on my acoustic basses.
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I only have the one on my PC and I used to be fairly abusive but I've resisted notching them - lots of side-to-side wear, mind you... ;)
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