Just found that too - pretty interesting. Haven't found much more though, but will keep digging.Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain
I just took out the nut, which had been shimmed up by gluing a couple of jagged slivers of wood underneath (I think they're matchsticks), which overhung the nut slot by a mm or two either side. I've managed to get those out too, so now I'll clean out the slot and cut a new nut.
A few other observations:
- The tailpiece is pretty oxidised, but I think will clean up fine.
- The fretboard is radiused, but it doesn't seem very consistent. I'm not really sure how to approach that when it comes to replacing the missing frets
- The fretboard has also been finished in the same way as the rest of the guitar, which feels pretty weird.
- The neck has a slight bow to it, but nothing drastic. Still thinking about whether it matters or not.
- After a bit of a clean it's clear the inlay dots are cream plastic of some kind, but looked like bone because the lacquer over the top was both cracked and dirty. I've ordered some replacement dots, and will see if the colour matches.
- I've taken all the tuners off to clean, but notice they aren't the original. There is an indent in the finish from what I assume was the original 3-on-a-plate style tuners. The bottom tuners are also screwed right on the edge of the timber, which isn't great. I initially thought I'd keep them but now I'm contemplating replacing them with a vintage style 3-on-a-plate as it seems there are some available that are the right dimensions (like these)
- The only real damage to the instrument is on the back of the neck, but I'm still considering what to do about that, if anything.
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