However, the Yairi CE that I collected from the local shop as its owner had said I could borrow it, was stuck on a top shelf and forgotten about..covered in dust and basically a pig in a poke.To look at , its been through the wars alright..the history is that 6 hours after it was purchased in 88, it was left on a stage by a character called Billy Bones(??) and somebody put their foot thru the guitar accidently..since then its been thru every scenario you can imagine..the splinters and solid cedar top was glued back together , giving it a frankenstein look..the pup under the rosewood bridge was broken off..
After sticking some nylon strings on I couldn't get rid of a really bad fret buzz on the E..I tried lifting the saddle..but it didn't help out..then the bad news came, the previous owner had fitted steel strings and the nut had worn down on the E and chipped at the end..
So, I took the nut off.Bone of course, measured it up and found a 43 x 9 x 5.
As 99% of bone nuts available and slotted are 43 x 9 x 6, and the verniers were correct on both nut and inlay, i'm gonna have to hand her in to get done by a luthier or keep looking for a bone nut replacement.
The locals advised to simply buy a new guitar, but with the tone and history its worth keeping the beast going.This was a 20,000kr guitar in 88 and it has the scars to prove it deserved to be kept alive.
I'll post some pics.
A s/h Ducer500 pickup was put under the bridge so now its just a case of getting the nut fixed.
TOP = Solid Cedar
BACK / SIDE = Rosewood
NECK = Mahogany
FINGER BOARD = Ebony
BRIDGE = Rosewood
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