Guitar Heap Challenge: What would you do?

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:07 am

Okay rather than state exactly what I'm up to I'm interested to see if anyone can come up with any genius design answers to a specific set of requirements. I've got my own idea at present but I'm thinking someone might come up with something more elegant....Here's the specs.

1. You have a Dano style body. Has a central wooden core of about 4" 3" (duh) wide on which to mount things ONLY - usual masonite top and bottom. No further wood working allowed to change that.

2. You want a tremelo. Enough up and down play for decent usage - no more than Jag trem type play though.

3. You want a roller bridge.

Mediating factors: Traditional roller TOM is OUT because the mounting legs are too wide for the 4" central core - no wood to mount the thimbles in. Tele bridge would mount but do not want tele saddles - must be roller. Likewise the trem must be able to be fully secured on a base of no more than 4 inches wide.

WHAT DO YOU DO AN DO?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:39 am

Bigsby and a JM bridge, a la bigsby tele?

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:03 am

benecol wrote:Bigsby and a JM bridge, a la bigsby tele?

I am pretty sure a bigsby and JM bridge has screw holes/thimbles that are outside of the 4 inch limitiation. Essentially if the hardware has any mounting paraphenalia wider than the four holes on a tele bridge then it's out of the game.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:38 am

JM bridge thimbles are much closer together than that, and you can get Bigsbys for full hollow guitars that don't surface mount at all.

n00b.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:40 am

Yeah I was going to say about the non surface mount Bigsby things. This one from GFS would look good on a junky guitar.

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xtrem-Float ... _4414.html#

George · Post by **George** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:42 am

Chrome overload with this bridge as well...

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xaviere-Tel ... _4418.html

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:44 am

benecol wrote:JM bridge thimbles are much closer together than that, and you can get Bigsbys for full hollow guitars that don't surface mount at all.

n00b.

Haha I hear you on the non-surface mount - that's a possibility. But I can confirm that there is not enough wood width to fully mount thimbles for JM or TOM thimbles.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:46 am

Dave wrote:
benecol wrote:JM bridge thimbles are much closer together than that, and you can get Bigsbys for full hollow guitars that don't surface mount at all.

n00b.
Haha I hear you on the non-surface mount - that's a possibility. But I can confirm that there is not enough wood width to fully mount thimbles for JM or TOM thimbles.

Check my second link Dave. Will mount like a Tele, roller bridge etc etc

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:48 am

George wrote:Chrome overload with this bridge as well...

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xaviere-Tel ... _4418.html

This is actually my current option. Essentially it allows me to mount the thing and have a tom roller because the bridge poles are attached to the tele plate, allowing for mounting by the not-as-wide screw holes. The only downside Is I do not want the pup mounting bit so would have to cut it down. If there is a more elegant way to get this wilkinson style roller bridge mounted within the limitaions I'm all ears.

As for trem I may well go for that non-surface mount kind though it is a bit spendy....I'm looking at the vintage style one GFS do.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:48 pm

I was going to suggest a KAHLER but it may be wider than the 4" centre block. However, they are surface mounted and only require a small route like the Jaguar trem. All-in-one system as well.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:29 am

DOH - the wood is 3" wide not 4 - hence my seemingly barking assertion that TOMS and bigsys won't fit...

WATTAKNOB

So any advances or better ideas than:

and this?