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Thunderbird Club

#282,101
SubHuman said:
If Epi just manufactured a neck through platform they could glue any body shape they wanted as the wings and actually have a better product with the different body styles we love. Shimming necks at weird angles seems like more work. What am I missing here? Obviously not hollow bodies…well maybe center block hollow bodies. Says the guy who can’t file a brass nut! Lol
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I was gonna suggest you mention that to @godofthunder59 but apparently they don't listen to him either.:banghead:
 
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#282,104
JIO said:
pics or it didn't happen...
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Hmmm, has anyone seen a picture of his better half? Are we dealing with one of his imaginary friends?
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#282,108
SubHuman said:
You mean if I cut too deep? I'll use the file a little bit at a time and try it until it feels better.
I saw online about using an automotive feeler gauge to use as a height stop for the file. Sound familiar to anyone here? I'm having 2nd thoughts on buying that brass nut!
Ahhh...maybe I should just take to a luthier!
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I do this on all my basses related to the nut; I depress the 3rd fret and file each slot so that the string barely touches the 1st fret. I use a post-a-note leaf to test it - it should lightly grab when sliding it under the 1st fret. When filing - 2 rules; be patient and don't over-file. Better to keep going back & forth a little at a time until it's spot-on.
 
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#282,112
JIO said:
I do this on all my basses related to the nut; I depress the 3rd fret and file each slot so that the string barely touches the 1st fret. I use a post-a-note leaf to test it - it should lightly grab when sliding it under the 1st fret. When filing - 2 rules; be patient and don't over-file. Better to keep going back & forth a little at a time until it's spot-on.
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I appreciate the info!
 
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#282,114
MCF said:
I’m still on an 8. Everyone else in the family gets the latest and greatest. Not me. But the battery is to that point where it doesn’t hold a charge. So I hope to upgrade this year.
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I had the battery replaced on my iPhone 6 a few years ago. I only got the 14 because I could expense it - had it for over a year now and I still hate the fact that they removed the home button.
 
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#282,118
Stealth57 said:
Likely the same factory in Japan as the rest. That's the same bridge cover as my National and Kawai. 2 saddle bridge?
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Fujigen Gakki - one of 41 brands under their roof. Neither National or Kawai are on that list. National was Sakai Mokko Co Ltd., and Kawai is the mother company with 50 brands.
 
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