Proud papa...Behind-the-nut blunder...

[cedelong]

How y'all dern?

My childhood fantasy came tru 3 days ago as I finally located and aquired an '87 black Model 5 (100% original, a real beauty - see pics) just like the one I drooled over of my bandmates' back in 1990. I won't admit what I paid for her, but I would have gone higher...

However, this behind-the-nut lock is a mystery to me...it seems that there is one bare nut attached to each of the 3 "standard " headed locking screws, no washers, or anything for the strings to be clamped from underneath to to lock, ergo, no string lock even when tightend...some of the nuts cannot be tightened as they spin with the screw...I have yet to re-string it, cause I want to make sure I can fix the nut all at once, so anyone have any ideas? I always thought that this type would be considered a Kahler type nut, but it is a FR lic. Jackson bridge and original...

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[Rich#6]

Can't tell from the picture but it is either a kahler or jackson behind the nut lock. looks kahler to me though.
www.fretsonthenet.com dave should be able to help.
Oh and Congrats!

[cedelong]

Can't tell from the picture

OOOps! in the picks, the "penny" headed screws are not in at the nut! I didn't realize this before...he (seller) must have stuck some standard nuts in there...will see what Dave has to say about replacements.

Thanks for the info!

...This Charvel bug is a bitch. I have been a carrier for over 20 years...

[Vern_S]

I hope this helps, I have a similar locking system and as you can see in the pic the screws thread into a square nut inside. It may be that these are missing, it's hard to tell from the pic. I just purchased a Floyd locking nut and I'm going to adapt it in place of this system.


Vern };^>