Recent content by richwhitworth

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    L-5000 spare parts

    Thanks everyone for your help...I really know what I'm looking for now... One final question - On my search for Schaller keys (assuming I can't find a silversmith in Tokyo) - I discovered that both chrome and nickel exist...How do I know which I have? It's a pretty old bass (I guess early...
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    L-5000 spare parts

    Thanks guys for your help - I'll try all of those options (the solder first, though I'm not sure how possible that'll be....would it be strong enough? It's definitely worth a try, even as a further spare) I'll also check out Schaller and MusicMan....See if I can find a distributor in...
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    L-5000 spare parts

    Hey man thanks for the help...actually the key has broken of the post...which is the annoying part....I've included a photo....It's not so great but I put it in the centre of a CD to give some scale if not sharpness! Hope it helps (sorry I don't have my bass with me at the moment, just the...
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    L-5000 spare parts

    Hey all.... I have a question - Which I guess is the usual reason for a post, eh? I am the proud owner of a G&L L-5000 bass - a disaster recently befell me in which my guitar was tossed aside my some drunken lout at a gig - as a consequence my G-sting machine head no longer has it's 'key'...