Black & Gold Cardinal
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Black & Gold Cardinal
I just bought this
![Black & Gold Cardinal P7014612](https://i.servimg.com/u/f97/19/83/27/58/p7014612.jpg)
![Black & Gold Cardinal P7014613](https://i.servimg.com/u/f97/19/83/27/58/p7014613.jpg)
And in the case were some original bits and pieces - hex keys in a little plastic case, Japanese insttructions for the tuners (with "translation" on the back), and a funny looking bent piece of hollow pipe. I am only guessing that it is to do with the guitar - anyone know what it is???
![Black & Gold Cardinal P7014614](https://i.servimg.com/u/f97/19/83/27/58/p7014614.jpg)
![Black & Gold Cardinal P7014615](https://i.servimg.com/u/f97/19/83/27/58/p7014615.jpg)
I gather it has been in a wardrobe for 20 years, and it is in really good nick - no dings or significant marks on it.
It'll get a good clean up and new strings, but with a few quick adjutments (the action was really high) it is already sounding really good. I guess it has MMK 45s in it. I'll check when the strings get done.
Pleased!![afro](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_rr.png)
![Black & Gold Cardinal P7014612](https://i.servimg.com/u/f97/19/83/27/58/p7014612.jpg)
![Black & Gold Cardinal P7014613](https://i.servimg.com/u/f97/19/83/27/58/p7014613.jpg)
And in the case were some original bits and pieces - hex keys in a little plastic case, Japanese insttructions for the tuners (with "translation" on the back), and a funny looking bent piece of hollow pipe. I am only guessing that it is to do with the guitar - anyone know what it is???
![Black & Gold Cardinal P7014614](https://i.servimg.com/u/f97/19/83/27/58/p7014614.jpg)
![Black & Gold Cardinal P7014615](https://i.servimg.com/u/f97/19/83/27/58/p7014615.jpg)
I gather it has been in a wardrobe for 20 years, and it is in really good nick - no dings or significant marks on it.
It'll get a good clean up and new strings, but with a few quick adjutments (the action was really high) it is already sounding really good. I guess it has MMK 45s in it. I'll check when the strings get done.
Pleased!
![afro](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_rr.png)
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Re: Black & Gold Cardinal
After a bit of fiddling, it seemed that the frets hadn't been levelled very well orignally. There was very little fret wear but the frets were high around 7th fret.
So I straightened up the board and re-leveled and crowned them. the first fret was very high too.
A good clean up and lemon oil, new strings and it plays great.
![Cool](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_cool.gif)
So I straightened up the board and re-leveled and crowned them. the first fret was very high too.
A good clean up and lemon oil, new strings and it plays great.
![Cool](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_cool.gif)
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Re: Black & Gold Cardinal
You lucky bastwerd!
Love the Black and Gold APII series, very classy.
No idea about that "pipe". Looks like a demented tremolo bar which makes no sense on this guitar. If it has a female hex head inside that top then it could be perhaps an attachment for the truss rod hex wrench, for leverage??![scratch](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_scratch.png)
I'm sure Damian will have the answer.
Love the Black and Gold APII series, very classy.
No idea about that "pipe". Looks like a demented tremolo bar which makes no sense on this guitar. If it has a female hex head inside that top then it could be perhaps an attachment for the truss rod hex wrench, for leverage??
![scratch](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_scratch.png)
I'm sure Damian will have the answer.
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Re: Black & Gold Cardinal
It's an odd thing. It's circular hollow in section with a circular collar on one end.
It almost looks like it's part of a stethoscope.....
.....maybe that's what it is!
It almost looks like it's part of a stethoscope.....
.....maybe that's what it is!
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