Bent bridge post

Blackie59 · Sep 17, 2017

I decided to give the Mapleflame mod a try on my R8 and got all the parts necessary and got to work on it this morning. It's the second time I did this so I knew what to expect. Anyway, got it done without a problem and my guitar sounds awesomer (sp?) than it did before the mod with one exception, the low E side bridge post was bent. I would have never really noticed it until I started to remove it and it was wobbly on the extraction. Here's a picture of the post:

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I'm sure it was bent when they pounded on the bridge to cut the notches in the saddles with a hammer.

alnico59 · Sep 17, 2017

Had a maple flame mod done to my R8. The original studs were hand tightened only and not touching the wood at the bottom. Not good. It made a world's of difference in tone and sustain. Replaced the suds with the recommended steel and size.

J T · Sep 17, 2017

Put two nuts on each end and put it in a vice to straighten it.

Big Al · Sep 17, 2017

J T said:
Put two nuts on each end and put it in a vice to straighten it.

I would never put my nuts in a vice!!!! :teeth

Blackie59 · Sep 18, 2017

Sorry but Home Depot had some very nice stainless steel 6/32's that will keep my nuts out of a vise.

Pellman73 · Sep 18, 2017

Blackie59 said:
Sorry but Home Depot had some very nice stainless steel 6/32's that will keep my nuts out of a vice.

VICE is bad things-- or cool if its CROCKETT And TUBBS or a gonzo multimedia journalism organization

or if your Nuts are in VICE then Crockett and Tubbs might by after you in a white testarossa

a VISE is a thing that you don't want to put your nuts in

corpse · Sep 18, 2017

Big Al said:
I would never put my nuts in a vice!!!! :teeth

It's my wife's hobby

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