Jungle_Face_Jake
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I've found a 56 LP TV Special for sale that I'm considering buying. The seller says it's all original and that appears to be true, except I'm suspicious of the the frets or more specifically the binding. The frets appear to be the correct thin wire for a 56 but the binding doesn't have any 'nibs' as far as I can see, which makes me a bit suspicious that it may have had a refret at some point? I know the nibs can get worn down over time but there appears to be some kind of a 45 degree milling on the binding where the nibs would usually be. I've looked at loads of pictures of other 55-58 Specials and most appear to be like this?!?!. This is the first 50's vintage Les Paul that I'm considering buying (so far I've owned various custom shop reissues) so is this normal for a 55-58 Special? Attached are some iPhone pics. Many thanks.