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Evening guys... We drove clear to Gage, OK today to fix a price sign... Tomorrow we are going to Watonga...

Getting lots of windshield time....

Cheap trucks seats suck...

Therapy is good for the back though...

bummer on the seats.

Dave any ideas on how to prevent that saddle from falling again or for that matter any of the other five? Does not look like a Gibson has that set up.

The bridges are completely different, with there own set of pros and cons. The Fender bridge allows for action adjustment for each string. Really nice, because it really allows you to fine tune to each player. The bad, they ride on set screws that can travel up and down from the vibrations, although the string tension should prevent that. Gibson uses a floating bridge, meaning that when the all the strings are off and you turn the guitar onto its back, the bridge falls off... It rides up and down on two posts and thumb wheels. Because of this, you sacrifice the ability for fine tuning of the string action. Lower one side and that whole side lowers.. Another problem early on, was that each saddle was floating and when a string broke while being played, the saddle usually fell out. Either find the one that fell or keep a stash in the tool box. made things fun for road techs.

Blue loctite is all that comes to mind. Seems to be the common fix or clear nail polish - bright pink if he's been bad. You guys can do this fix, but you really want to make sure to take accurate measurements of the current heights of each saddle or have the repair shop do it.

Hey Dave, have I missed the final pics.

Dave I just saw the pics of the finished product on FB... congratulations on the achievement. I got to come up and see it in person soon.

Meanwhile, spending most of my time with my girlfriend who I haven't really talked about. Things are good.

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Originally Posted by vas930 (Post 6132535)

Hey Dave, have I missed the final pics.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/581880-1959-les-paul-guitar-build-30.html

Thanks, Mike! Wait until I finish the tube amp. I'm not really plugging into my other amps at my place. Too loud. I just go through an Mbox into my laptop and headphones.

I wish I had some room out here for my set of Yamaha drums... I got this great kit but nowhere to play it- it's sitting in storage in Missouri.

I gotta get it shipped out here and start playing some jazz and blues again.

Best project ever. Well done Mate.

Good humpdaymorning!

Morning/Afternoon all. What goes for the day Rick?

Lets see, today I think I may do a little work.