Musicmaster/Toronado bridge (suppliers) SORTED!!

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:47 am

Doe anyone know where I can pick one of these up in the UK?

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:33 pm

I think you can get one from allparts.co.uk but I often find it cheaper to get parts from ebay in the USA.

*EDIT* I'm a blatant liar; Allparts UK don't have them at all!

But I have this eBay link for Toronado and this LINK for postal rape ($33 for P&P) and Squier Musicmaster bridge.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:48 pm

Thanks!

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:46 pm

one of these days I'm gonna hire a machine shop to do a run of second generation musicmaster/duosonic type bridges.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:40 pm

http://angela.com/fendermusicmaster6sad ... rules.aspx

http://angela.com/fendertoronado6saddle ... ridge.aspx

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:55 pm

Awesome.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:43 pm

I'm 99% sure I've got a toronado bridge in my parts box that you can have for cheap. I'm not at home so I can't check but PM me if your interested and I'll look into it tomorrow.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:51 pm

PM'-ified!!

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:28 pm

Thomas wrote:PM'-ified!!

I've sent one back but as has happened a couple of times of late it is sitting in my outbox. Details in the PM but sufficed to say, I checked my ebay history and it is indeed a Toronado bridge I've got and you can have it....anyway I'm sure the PM will shake loose eventually.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:38 pm

Got back to you. Moolah has been Paypal'd. Thanks

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:34 pm

Well, it seems that this bridge isnt quite matching the MM, as it is not a top mount type. You have to install body-through.
When you look at the end of the bridge there is no place to bore new holes, because there already sit the saddle screws..Thats the reason why the vintage MM ones have just the screw in the middle with 2 strings going beneath.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:46 pm

No one produces a MM bridge like the vintage ones. All the new ones have string through.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:28 pm

taylornutt wrote:No one produces a MM bridge like the vintage ones. All the new ones have string through.

Which is superiour and IMO the new ones are the best bridge Fender has ever created.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:58 pm

Pens wrote:
taylornutt wrote:No one produces a MM bridge like the vintage ones. All the new ones have string through.
Which is superiour and IMO the new ones are the best bridge Fender has ever created.

The vintage ones are great because you don't have to deal with drilling the string through holes and ferrules.

I am considering making reproduction MM bridges. The vintage ones can get crazy expensive.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:01 pm

taylornutt wrote:
Pens wrote:
taylornutt wrote:No one produces a MM bridge like the vintage ones. All the new ones have string through.
Which is superiour and IMO the new ones are the best bridge Fender has ever created.
The vintage ones are great because you don't have to deal with drilling the string through holes and ferrules.

I am considering making reproduction MM bridges. The vintage ones can get crazy expensive.

You could just drill out the back of the RI ones instead.

Honestly, I loath the idea of those old bridges, with only three saddles. It cannot be possible to properly intonate those things.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:24 pm

tons of people play with 3 saddle tele bridges. it's good enough for rock'n'roll as they say.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:37 pm

Even old Teles. Keff RichArds uses one bridge and a cigarette

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:44 pm

Mages wrote:tons of people play with 3 saddle tele bridges. Out of tune.

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:38 pm

Pens wrote:
You could just drill out the back of the RI ones instead.

Honestly, I loath the idea of those old bridges, with only three saddles. It cannot be possible to properly intonate those things.

well, as said, this dont work, that was my thought, too..but if you look on the back of the baseplate, thereÂ´s no space for the strings..