Friday chuckle and question about early Stingray bridges

I just gave my early 80s “Charvel era” Stingray a nice little overhaul. My last step was fresh strings. Looking at my stash I decided to use a set of Coated Slinkys, .050, .070, .085, .105. I don’t usually use those higher gauges up top. So there I am, with fresh strings installed. I played it for a couple of sessions and was sitting here thinking, “Wow, this is quite a bit stiffer. The action is… bad. I might have to remove these.” I decide to give these strings a fair shot…

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