Lorenzo,
I have all the admiration and respect for firefighters everywhere. I'm sorry you were forced to leave what you love doing. Yes, Brotherhood is indeed a rare thing. Two things are sorely lacking in a lot of people today, honesty and integrity. Firefighters are definitely a brotherhood. Tony coming to my defense is no surprise. He recently retired from the Air Force, and I'm currently active duty Air Force....brotherhood.
I don't think you offended anyone here. You were just speaking out of frustration, understandable. I'm going to ship the bridge to you for free, my friend. I believe in karma....does that make me a hippie?? haha.
I did see your massive collection of basses. Holy crap!!! All gorgeous. You're a lucky guy!! The bridge will look good on that natural. I'm working on a project T-40 of my own. I only need the neck to complete the entire bass, then it will just need to be wired up.
I just traded my sunburst T-45 for a natural T-40, an '81. I should get it this week. I also have a Fury in the Inca Gold finish...it's a beautiful gold. I'll get the bridge out to you this week.
Scott