![]() The nut was a mess, a new one custom made from camel bone and set up. Had to make up a jig to re-route the saddle slot evenly, glue the splits either side of the bridge and custom make a saddle from a blank that ended up being 3.6mm wide. With continuous heavy use the slot widened, the saddle getting a good slant on it while the bridge started to crack either side of the slot with string pressure pushing the saddle forward in the slot. Somebody, in an attempt to widen the saddle slot by hand maybe with a knife, I guess to fit a bigger saddle, but did it unevenly both in the width and the depth, consequently the saddle was loosely fitted. When I got it the setup was all wrong everywhere. The neck was snapped and re-glued 30 odd years ago. ![]() Looks like a dogs breakfast but plays like a gem.As you can see it's had a lot of play and heavily gigged for many years apparently. ![]() New to the forum and thought I'd give the lowdown on my J50, 1970'ish since purchasing it 6 months ago. ![]()
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