brandtkronholm
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For more info - leaning bridge posts is a different issue; this is when the wood gives way and the posts lean like the Leaning Tower of Pisa!
Did Wildwood use this type of mod with the longer posts on there Wildwood 10's series of R guitars ?If the wood is giving way that's a completely different issue.
It's not terribly difficult to bend an ABR1 stud. One good knock inside the case against the lid can bend them. Whatever the case, they are cheap and easy to replace.
Extra thumbwheels have a better chance of leaving nice rings in the finish than solving the problem.
I'm personally not a fan of the "mapleflame" mod. More chance of damaging the guitar than improving anything. YMMV
My experience with bent bridge studs (never mine - whew!) has usually been the result of some in-case trauma.If the wood is giving way that's a completely different issue.
It's not terribly difficult to bend an ABR1 stud. One good knock inside the case against the lid can bend them. Whatever the case, they are cheap and easy to replace.
Extra thumbwheels have a better chance of leaving nice rings in the finish than solving the problem.
I'm personally not a fan of the "mapleflame" mod. More chance of damaging the guitar than improving anything. YMMV
me neither..sometimes there’s a little bit of play due to the post size and abr holeI wouldn't touch a thing
We can thank Eric Clapton for rejecting the color many times before settling on "Antiquity 'burst".That is a lovely top and great colour. Well done.
This exactlyIf the wood is giving way that's a completely different issue.
It's not terribly difficult to bend an ABR1 stud. One good knock inside the case against the lid can bend them. Whatever the case, they are cheap and easy to replace.
Extra thumbwheels have a better chance of leaving nice rings in the finish than solving the problem.
I'm personally not a fan of the "mapleflame" mod. More chance of damaging the guitar than improving anything. YMMV
Absolutely thisMy belief is that posts bend because of way some people string their guitars and/or not removing all strings once in a while. The effect is cumulative.
I’ve never had an issue as the string pressure is fairly straight down. Always tuning the strings UP without ever getting the string off the saddle is what does it.