Astabeth, I don't have Rob's setup book, but I think he probably addresses setting the height of strings at the first fret by very careful adjustment of the angle and depth of the nut slots, before...
Re: Setup question - string height
Astabeth, I don't have Rob's setup book, but I think he probably addresses setting the height of strings at the first fret by very careful adjustment of the angle and depth of the nut slots, before...
Re: Difference between early Flatiron A models:
I've got an 86 JR and the tuning machines it came with were economy caliber with chrome metal buttons. They worked okay, but I upgraded to Schallers, anyway. At some time after Gibson's purchase...