Low Profile Tune O Matic Bridge
It no longer had the proper saddle radius.
Low profile tune o matic bridge. The latter can impede your playing if too high and create an irritating buzzing sound if too low. Wired or unwired saddles come in raw brass plated brass or nylon. You will reuse use your original posts. This bridge a nashville tune o matic had caved in from years of tension.
By the early 1960s the design had made its way through most of the gibson electric and a few acoustic models. Low profile roller bridge for epiphone guitars. The tune o matic or tom bridge first appeared on the 1953 gibson super 400 and the 1954 les paul custom. Low profile roller bridge for epiphone guitars.
The bridge controls the length and height of the string. Rather than drill new holes in a vintage guitar body dan erlewin. It s hard to overstate just how giant of a leap forward the tune o matic bridge was for guitar design. Tonepros tpfa aluminum tune o matic bridge with bell brass saddles.
Made nashville tune o matic bridges abr 1 tune o matic bridges harmonica bridges and wraparound bridges for both modern and vintage applications. The top of the bridge body should be straight like the edge of gauge in this photo but look at it sag. Tune o matic nashvile import size bridge post. Therefore it s essential to adjust the tune o matic so the string length and height are correct.
Choose from aluminum steel bell brass or zinc in a chrome black gold or nickel finish. 2 29 32 73 7mm center to center post spacing. Large m8 threaded bridge posts. 2 05 52mm string spacing e to e.
From 96 60 0 more options. The former if incorrectly set will cause poor intonation. Uses allen screws to lock bridge to posts.