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Last night i was alone in my work room / studio minding my own business when i was suddenly startled by a very loud "twaaannngggg..."  that really made me jump...first thing i thought was the old poltergeist was up to its old tricks again (they do exist, you know...) and wondered what else i was going  to hear that night....

This morning i found the culprit - my early build "The Captain" had its strings all wrapped around the neck in a most bizarre  fashion, and i realised the brass hinge they were anchored to at the tail had snapped through metal fatigue, this "antique" hinge i used only on this 4 string build, another on a 3 string build, i wondered what would have happened if i'd been playing the thing and all four strings had recoiled in my face - doesn't bear thinking about, though brass is soft and i guess can only take a certain amount of strain after a few months!  I guess the loud twang noise was the strings, still connected to the remains of the hinge, hitting another guitar, though sounded really spooky ...

Others may have years of use with brass butterfly hinges but i will not be using them again in future... (-;

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Brass butterfly hinge taking the strain....until !

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