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    I'd like to put a new, bling-y truss rod cover on my A3. Can anyone direct me to where such things would be found?

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    I had one made for one of my Breedloves by Hill Country String Works. Excellent company to do business with and they do quality work.
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ID:	160335These rock! Won't fit my axe, but worth a look and ponder
    http://www.hellparts.com/truss-rod-covers.html
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    Default Re: Truss Rod Cover

    Also, I had Bruce Weber at Montana Lutherie make am a ebony cover for my new Ratliff, way better than plastics
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    Contact Bryan England at 'Custom Inlay' - http://shop.custominlay.com/searchqu...uss+rod+covers

    Bryan made the MOP truss rod cover for my Weber 'Fern',as Bruce Weber didn't have a piece of MOP big enough to make one. Bruce sent the design to Bryan & i got a perfect TRC,
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    DePaule Supply also has a good selection of "blingy" truss rod covers. I believe they will also do custom work to your design.

    http://luthiersupply.com/truss-rod-covers.html

    Here's a fancy TRC that I recently did for a well known customer. The inlay is of the CN Tower on Toronto's waterfront. The cover represents its reflection in Lake Ontario



    Here's the whole instrument.

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    Billy, Check out some craft stores in your area and see if you can fine some "bling`y" plastic material and then you can make your own TR covers...I have seen some that I always thought would do the job but I stick to the normal designs myself...

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    Thanks Oliver,

    I just ordered a black abalone cover from DePaule that should be arriving in 3-4 weeks. The wait is due to the screw hole spacing.
    It should add just enough bling being black abalone with the ebony machine head!
    I'll send along a photo when all's done.

    Thanks!

    Billy

    ps, that is a major blingy headstock, Oliver! Beautiful indeed.
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    Hi Billy -'Black' Abalone is a seriously beautiful material. Sometimes,it can be so dark as to be almost invisible - until it catches the light & then it's awesome !!,
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