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Old 10-22-2012, 02:43 PM
Jim W Jim W is offline
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Originally Posted by Howard Emerson View Post
And guess what?

The fact that it has a screwed in tailpiece that is removable means that a replacement can be machined, with the strings going over it, and it can be played in normal fashion. Obviously the replacement has to be smaller, but the point is that nothing serious need be done to the instrument.

Want to sell it? Take off the new one, put the old one back on. There's no reason why it can't be played, except for how much it's presently worth being so clean, but that's another issue.

HE
With the 1 degree neck angle, I'm not sure a Glazer type bridge would work.
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