> I'm personally not a fan of that attitude. I like to take care of my thi=
ngs,
> no mater what arbitrary value others put on them. To me, they're priceles=
s.

If you consider your things priceless, then why not spend a little money on=
 it to improve it.  I have lots of USA made Fenders and Gibsons.
I will not modify them and reduce their value.  So I bought a Mexican strat=
 to improve.  I replaced the factory bridge with a fishman bridge
that has a piezo pickup in it.  I replaced the tuning keys with Schaller lo=
cking tuners.  This guitar will NOT go out of tune.  You would just
 about have to drop it on the floor to get it to go out of tune.  I can ben=
d strings or use the whammy bar and it snaps right back in tune.
Wasn't free but worth every penny.
FJ 		 	   		 =20
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