"well the way I see it Richard is with brass I wont have no Nuts breaking or splintering like the plastic one did today that is a certainty .
I will start a thread tomorrow on mudcat titled " Bone or Brass and see what the world of Mandolin players think.
Has far has I know this might be bone that Rogers put on during the set up a few months back. Its hard to tell Bone from Plastic when in a fixed position. And i cant remember what he said it was?

I ,ll bell him.