In the Shadows at Sixty Documentary, there seem to be something on the nut of Hank's Strat, which looks unfamiliar to my eyes.
In the scenes in Hank's studio in Australia, where he is explaining how he came up with the intro to Apache, and how he palm(or heel) mutes the notes in
Wonderful Land, the camera zooms in on the head stock of the guitar. The nut is one of the black type, made of a synthetic material nowadays. From most angles on other guitars in general, the nut would appear as a straight line (according to the direction of the viewer), with slots which are filled by the strings.
But I can made out a wider, dark shape under where the top E, B and G strings cross the nut, on the fret board side. Does not look like a shadow (no pun intended!)
or dirt, or staining. Does not look either, like those little rollers, which are sometimes fitted to prevent friction between nut and string.
I am puzzled and think back to those pieces of card or paper which were seen on THAT STRAT, back in 1959. Can anyone else see what I see and offer an explanation?
Kindest regards,
Christopher