krcrisp
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I picked up a badly abused version of this guitar and have a few questions:
1. What is the difference between a 212XL and a 212XL NT?
2. Does an red "02" on a brace and the factory RI label mean it is a second? I assume it does but couldn't find any reference to this.
3. After a bridge reglue, I picked the guitar up. The #8 string and, to a lesser extent, the #10 string, sound pinched and muffled, but only when played open. Fret at any level and they sound fine. Open though, the sustain is almost non existent. Since fretting avoids this issue, I assume the problem is the nut. The luthier filed the channel open a little and that helped slightly, but the #8 string just kills a D chord and when just 7 and 8 are hit open with a pick, it sounds terrible. I've been playing an F212XL since 1975 so I know what it should sound like. The nut and bridge do appear to have been replaced with what looks like bone to me. Something about the angle of the nut, or too much contact would cause this? I can tell this guitar would really sing if not for this, so I would appreciate suggestions.
1. What is the difference between a 212XL and a 212XL NT?
2. Does an red "02" on a brace and the factory RI label mean it is a second? I assume it does but couldn't find any reference to this.
3. After a bridge reglue, I picked the guitar up. The #8 string and, to a lesser extent, the #10 string, sound pinched and muffled, but only when played open. Fret at any level and they sound fine. Open though, the sustain is almost non existent. Since fretting avoids this issue, I assume the problem is the nut. The luthier filed the channel open a little and that helped slightly, but the #8 string just kills a D chord and when just 7 and 8 are hit open with a pick, it sounds terrible. I've been playing an F212XL since 1975 so I know what it should sound like. The nut and bridge do appear to have been replaced with what looks like bone to me. Something about the angle of the nut, or too much contact would cause this? I can tell this guitar would really sing if not for this, so I would appreciate suggestions.