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IDK, soak the package in salt water for a week then fold in half and stomp on it hard. Kinked rusty strings might be considered fouled up. Never under estimate their ability to destroy a package.
Depends on what kind of music you play.
Good point. It actually wouldn't effect my sound much.
I made that mistake once with you all, won’t do it again. He’ll learn (maybe).
Thunderbird club. We don't learn.
I don't get moving(unless it's necessary-for whatever reason). My folks bought a house in Miami in '49. They bought a house in Palm City, FL, in '81. They passed away there/here in '05 and '06. Real gadabouts.
Good info!
I didn't know that about the caps! Thanks!
I'm starting to wonder if it has something to do with pickup design.
Is there a difference in pickups with the one of yours that has the different cap connection?
I was wading through before saying just this! They are definitely correct.
I read somewhere the original sound hole wasn’t adequate on those..
No, just to a bigger house about 15 minutes away. My mother will be 85 next month and has macular degeneration and has difficulty seeing. Her mind is just fine but at her age she has difficulty getting around some and her eyesight is very poor to say the least. As a result she’s getting nervous about living alone, so we need to make her feel more comfortable in that respect. As a result we are buying a bigger house, one with a large walkout basement that has plenty of light and room to make it feel like her own space. It has a kitchen, full bath etc. (She will have access to the upstairs as well, so she's not being banished to a basement, though it is nice.) Sounds unkind, but my mother can be intense. She's German-Dutch (and nothing else), and has a thought on most everything and has spent a lot of time getting there. Like I told my wife when dating, you can argue with her, but you darn well better know what you're talking about or you will soon find out you don't! Her brain is still likely better than most 40 yr olds in many respect, which has helped her do really well with her investing. She can be as kind and giving as anyone, but she can be trying at times as well. On top of that, I really, really dislike moving. Seems so overwhelming, especially having to sell both our house and her's and move her as well. It is a really nice place and we will enjoy living there, but it's just getting there that is unnerving. Nice view of a golf course, but I don't golf--I just don't like looking out at someone else's house or junk.
There will be a good bit of figuring things out for us. We are losing a finished basement that has a living space, my office and most all my basses and music equipment. We'll have more room in some ways, but less in others. I've yet to figure where I'm going to store my basses. But I'm gaining a second floor office/hiding place! I figured we would move after my mother passed away (we love about a couple blocks away currently), but her being uncomfortable alone and lonely since my dad died a few years back changed our plans.
