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MYSTERY BASS ID

I am slightly verklempt in his lack of precision. However he probably handmilled this string locking chunk nut of brass.. When I can get it strung up, I will see if I have to reposition said Nut. As it was pretty clear that he had this thing offset to maintain string alignment. much to my o c d's dismay... the phillips is just for positioning. As i've had to kind of modify and hand make these screws. And I kind of wanna go with slotted because it fits the aesthetic. As of now it is centered. I guess I just didn't realize how off it was to achieve string alignment. Remaking this NUT it's not really what I would like to do, If I can avoid it.


And as you can see from the picture, hopefully, i do not mind regrooving the wood. But only stringing it up will show me how it needs to be. But hopefully I can get away with it it's working out with a very light set of strings. Which in hindsight, is kind of what I found it with.. I wish I'd kept em for reference but we move forward!
 

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Sourcing material alone is going to be hard And I would very much like to try this thing out. I am currently waiting to hear back from guyker apparently this thing has between fourteen and fifteen millimeter spacing, which it would be easy to find a bridge for if it wasn't headless. And if i'm gonna go for chinese aftermarket. I would prefer to go with them because i've at least used some of their parts in the past. If anyone has any suggestions or single string bridge options that would achieve at least fifteen millimeters or less.
 

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