Second, today's lunch was actually a lamb kebab. I forgot to photograph it, but we've all seen one of those, right? So as many of you back home in the States are eating your breakfast, I was eating a traditional Japanese dish called niku-jaga (lit. meat & potatoes, aka Mick Jagger) with sesame-spinach, miso-soup and rice sprinkled with beefsteak leaf for dinner. This stuff is all pretty typical home-cookin.
Third, it's time for me to replace the nut on my Legacy again. The last time was four years ago with the same plastic (micarta) nut, but this time I'm going to try bone. And as long as its in the shop, I'd like to have them re-route the claw screws so I can try five springs. Unfortunately I can't afford it this month 'cause I'm renewing my apartment lease. So the G&L topic for today is have you replaced your plastic nut and why? For tonal reasons or wear'n tear? (Sorry if this topic has come up before on the Forum, but then we never get tired of discussing things like this, do we...)
Fourth, the estimate for this is about $120. For Japan, I think that's reasonable, and I always get a discount and fast turnaround at Guitar Lab. (Not because I'm a special customer as much as an annoying one who asks too many questions in bad Japanese.) Last month I took my GB-10 in to have the new brass bridge saddles slotted, and they did it in an hour for $30. Not a week later, I tripped walking up a flight of stone steps and dropped the guitar in its gig bag. I didn't see any damage at the time, but later I noticed a hairline fracture along the fingerboard binding and neck. Terrified that the fingerboard was now coming off the neck, I took it to Guitar Lab for an expert opinion. He told me it was just the binding cracking, like it is everywhere else on this 30 year old guitar. Even if it were coming off, he probably wouldn't have told me because he knows I couldn't afford the repair!
So, what's the most you've ever paid for a repair?
