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So when you say to try myself, its just moving the strings the opposite way right? Then regarding the intonation, its like trying to get the string to stay in tune? or you also mention, having the string at the correct height because of the playing over the frets etc? this was a bit more not so beginner level id say. newbie question sorry: if i just move the string the opposite way, grab my tuner and tune the strings (if possible), then it means the guitar is in tune, how about overall intonation? I have no idea about intonation etc etc. Thanks

Ah! Have another quiestion about my topic: I was looking at the guitar again and noticed something. although the bridge is a 'tiny bit' slanted, I can see that the top part of the bridge has points of adjustment. I mean, they can travel forward and back, i.e., i can 'mimic' or bypass the slant issue by mirroring the position of the adjustment points when i restring to the opposite side. in this way, i don't have to replace or move the bridghe at all. Does this make sense? Or, did you understand what I mean? Maybe with a picture of the top part of the bridge will help understand better. Even understanding what I mean, what I said probably continues to not making sense from a technical perspective, that being slanted to the opposite angle can still bring intonation issues in a way. (hoping someone understands what i tried to say ) cheers

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Hi Douglas, This is exactly the answer I was looking for. I really appreciate your information and next steps to do if I want to change things my way in the guitar. I will have a look here in London, there will be some good options, and then I'll decide what I do with it. Selling then will always be an option if I also get a good price for it, let's see and no rush. All the best to you and hoping you are having a good summer in France, not a british summer i mean cheers

Good day, hoping to find you all well. I did search in this forum for an answer but haven't found one (apols if there is one i missed), and would like to make a couple questions seeking experts feedback. Fast-forward, I am a newbie in this world and at 40y I decided to start a new hobby. As soon as I saw the Yamaha Revstar 502T in Bowden Green colour I knew I had to buy and so I did. I am a lefty, and I thought it was just a matter of buying a new NUT for lefties and restring and was ready to go. However, after speaking to a friend yesterday he told me I was wrong and the Nut was not enough. I have to change the bridge as well otherwise I have intonation issues The worst part, he tells me that the bridge in this guitar its not 100% parallel to the nut and as a slight angle. So I need to remove it, buy a bridge for lefties, drill 2 new holes in the guitar to fix it, and I would have the 2 holes open from the right-handed bridge. Reason I come to you: 1) Is the above correct? just changing the nut is not enough? 2) if yes, is there someone here who did that or knows someone and can tell me if that works well? (despite the 2 open holes in the guitar body..) 3) I live in London, if I have to do this to play it left-handed, do you have contact with a luthier, someone who does this type of work? That could be somehow affordable for a newbie? Otherwise I am not doing anything and probably would have to sell the guitar again unfortunately. Why would it be that difficult for Yamaha to do the P90s version for lefties when they already sell them with humbuckers... I thank you all in advance, Regards Joao