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Okay, I've had time to have a look at it. Unfortunately converting to RH looks quite a bit trickier than it first might. The nut appears to be glued to a carry plate which is screwed onto the headstock, which means it's pretty thoroughly handed. It's possible it's just floating, but if so I can't see why they'd bother with the carry plate. I haven't bothered to look any closer, because of the other problem: The bridge screws directly onto the end of the body, as noted above. However, the end of the body is not square; it's cut at an angle, for intonation. So reversing the bridge is not simply a matter of taking it off and turning it over. Simplest solution is a wedge-shaped shim; which isn't impossible. But it's not obvious to me that it would be worth the effort. Shame, because there are things I really like about this. It's so easy to carry and store, it would stash under my desk at work so I could sneak off at lunchtime and run it through a headphone amp to practice. I guess I mark that one down to experience.

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They were wonderful [quote name='stevie' post='1285731' date='Jun 28 2011, 09:27 PM']Get ready to be inundated by Mutton Birds fans.[/quote]

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1283961' date='Jun 27 2011, 12:28 PM']I've often wondered about these too. A sort of poor man's Sinsonido, if you'll pardon the expression [/quote] Exactly. [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1283961' date='Jun 27 2011, 12:28 PM']I'm guessing converting to right hand should be easy. The bridge is fixed with screws correct? Take it off, flip it round and fix back in the same holes. The bridge is now reversed and just do the same with the nut. The fixing arms could be an issue though. Might make an interesting EUB with a stand modification and defretted? Good luck with the sale [/quote] Thanks. I think there are two options to reverse it. To turn it into a right-hander with left-handed nut, it should be enough to drill one of the existing arm holes all the way through the body; that would let the strap arms go on in reverse. Worst case, it might need a shallow channel routed out to ensure the arms stayed aligned along the body. For the full conversion, the bridge is fixed with screws, yes. (IIRC, this allows some bridge adjustment, but I can't remember where I read that.) I don't know if it's a flat plate or if there are lugs fixing its position in the body end. I haven't looked seriously at the nut. EUB would indeed be interesting. Stand mod, and maybe even leave the frets in place - some stages are very cramped indeed

[quote name='LeftyJ' post='1283651' date='Jun 27 2011, 07:36 AM']I've always been intrigued by these when I saw them on eBay new. How does it sound and play, and what is the intonation like with that dead-straight bridge? Also, where are the strings anchored at the bridge? Looks like a very sharp angle.[/quote] Sound is a bit tinny, to my ears. I haven't tried it with anything except the strings it came with. To be honest, I don't know how it plays - I'm not a lefty, I bought it because I wanted to experiment with reversed nut, and rapidly decided that was just going to screw my playing up. (No, I don't know what I was thinking either. Impulse buys are seldom a good idea.) Likewise, I haven't done anything with the intonation; I will check, see what it's actually like. The string angle over the bridge is indeed very sharp, pretty much 90 degrees. The anchoring is at the base of the bridge. I'll put a pic up when I have time.

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It would be easy to modify this for right-handed use with reversed string order; essentially, drill one hole out so that it runs all the way through the body. I may yet do that.

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Withdrawn, because I don't really think it's worth half what I paid for it. ====================================================================== Left-handed bodyless travel bass, very light, wire bout/leg-brace arrangement removable for travel. 34" scale. Bought in a fit of madness a couple of months back, played once so effectively brand new. In original packaging. Not an instrument of great quality, but it may be useful to someone - its virtue is its light weight and ease of transport. Pics at the weekend; in the mean time, it's pretty much identical to this one [url="http://www.amazon.com/Ministar-Basstar-4-string-Electric-Compact/dp/B001FSCEGO"]http://www.amazon.com/Ministar-Basstar-4-s...t/dp/B001FSCEGO[/url] Cost me £135; selling at £70. Would trade straight across for a right-handed version of the same model in decent nick. [attachment=83524:PHTO0008.JPG] In its bag [attachment=83520:PHTO0001.JPG] Bass, bag, three wire parts. [attachment=83521:PHTO0002.JPG] [attachment=83522:PHTO0003.JPG] With leg rest. [attachment=83523:PHTO0004.JPG] With strap legs and forearm rest.

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