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Most of my playing is done sitting cross legged (indian style) on the floor/ground..... I use a roll around chair with a low back or an ottoman when I'm playing in front of the pc.

This is more or less personal preference.... Some people like them on the end of the heel (back of the guitar through the heel cap), some like them about half way between the top and back on the right side of the heel, and some like them a little closer to the front/fretboard on the right....   
Here's a quick pic of one of mine

as you can see i like mine on the right and closer to the top. It seems to hold and lay better for me...

Remember to pre-drill the hole and lube the screw threads with a little candle wax before you screw her down to prevent any splitting.  Check the screw that comes with the strap button as they sometimes send them too long. I often pick up one a 1/4 inch shorter to be sure It doesn't go deep enough to hit the truss rod...

There shouldn't be wires attached to the saddle itself.... There may be a USP (under saddle pickup ) that has become stuck to the bottom of the saddle but a real light tug/pry should separate them and allow removal and adjustment of the saddle....

Agree.... Last night was heartbreaking I got really happy for about 1 sec. and that made it that much worse....

After the Beatles made it big in 1964, guitars were golden, and like all big companies, Decca Records wanted in on the gold rush. In 1965, CBS bought Fender, and a corporate feeding frenzy followed. Some companies bought American guitar makers, while others started selling Japanese imports. Somewhere around 1965, Decca started a division known as Decca Home Entertainment Products, which for several years imported Japanese acoustic and solid-body electric guitars aimed primarily at the beginner market.   

I'll try and find more specific info on your model and post it....

Sorry, slight slip there (it happens when I'm in a hurry    It would be E and G...

D is movable because the same shape can used up the neck to voice other chords...   D is on second fret, if you move it up 2 frets to 4th you're moving the chords voice up two semitones as well so it become an E.... one more to 5th and it's an F, 6th would be F# and 7th would be a G...  Trying to keep it simple

Great job Roger! Looks like the repair went really well! Judging from the reflection, it looks like you wouldn't even be able to feel it... Smooth

Very nice guitar Wayne!! The historic editions offered slightly more vintage looking appointments... The largest change ,I believe, was in the tuners. The standard came with grover tuners and the historic was upgraded to the vintage style Gotohs.. As far as I know the actual construction materials and method was the same.    Congrats again on a beautiful guitar Looking forward to the first recording!

It happens with age and the best advice I can offer is to learn to love it. Some of the yellowing will be from the materials exposure to sunlight and some from the finish yellowing for the same reason. There's no economically viable way of fixing it...   I mean you could sand through the clear, remove the top layer of material, and then refinish but I'm sure you'll agree that it's too much trouble just for some yellowing. I actually like the look of some age on a guitar myself

I've discussed using UV inhibitors in the finish to prevent yellowing of the top and bindings with other luthiers and it's not a popular idea. Most people just seem to like the age to show on a guitar...  When I get a new guitar, one of the first things I do is start exposing it to the sun to go ahead and get some color on the top.... I don't like a bleached top look.

Summertime weekends maybe....

Never thought of it before, but I guess a Tuba could be used as one heck of a beer bong

A large trash bag works great! Just put the case and guit in the bag and tie the top to keep out any moisture during the rainy spells and you should be good to go..... Also try to keep her in the shade during the hot spells.. We camp a lot and I always carry mine

The trash bag tip is also great for shipping!  I put them in one before I send them off cause you never know what kind of weather they will have to endure or get left out in by the shipping handlers....