✅ SOLVED What is it?

[Bigcypresshunter]

Found in a vintage guitar case with some broken finger pics so I think it may be guitar related. What is it? Its metal, a bit corroded, and may have been plated at one time.

 

[mojjax]

A finger slide ? Iv'e seen them made of glass tubes that go over you're finger - I've seen people use Bic lighters too .

 

[SkaBa]

Since it has 6 lines in it, must be part of a bridge.

 

[mojjax]

Or maybe it was used as a type of a reverse Capo - instead of pinching down the strings it could of be slipped under the strings in various locations on the fret to give it different sounds . seems like something Jimi Hendrix would use .

 

[Bruce R]

It's a brass "nut" for the top of the guitar neck under the strings, it gives the guitar a tinny Hawaiian sound. Kinda like putting thumbtacks on piano hammers.

 

[mojjax]

Kind of like this idea -

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct...Kawl7-x99EFtMxiQU5OGFHcg&ust=1466535656165304

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It's a brass "nut" for the top of the guitar neck under the strings, it gives the guitar a tinny Hawaiian sound. Kinda like putting thumbtacks on piano hammers.

I think thats it Grover Perfect Guitar Nut - Height Extender | Sweetwater.com

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I was hoping it was a bridge from an antique guitar. Oh well at least its solved. thanks.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Or maybe it was used as a type of a reverse Capo - instead of pinching down the strings it could of be slipped under the strings in various locations on the fret to give it different sounds . seems like something Jimi Hendrix would use .

Yea thats basically it but I think it slips under in only one place at the nut (very top).

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Since it has 6 lines in it, must be part of a bridge.

nope, its a nut extender

 

[SkaBa]

nope, its a nut extender

Absolutely correct.

I was sober when I wrote that. I knew it was a nut extender, but mistakenly wrote bridge (could not remember right word).

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Ah OK. I thought it was some kind of a bridge at first because I never played lap steel. I thought maybe you missed the end of this thread. I believe this nut extender was aftermarket and not from the Gibson factory
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