#SCHALLER WRAPAROUND BRIDGE FREE#

Keep us posted if you find something, I will do likewise. There’s gotta be a market for this, albeit a niche one. If I had the money or the means, I’d make them myself.

#SCHALLER WRAPAROUND BRIDGE FREE#

I wonder if Compton or Tru Arc would be able to make something custom, but have never asked because I figure they would have to fabricate a new template for the increased post spacing, and it would be too cost-prohibitive, for either them or me.īest idea I can come up with so far is to take a wrap tail like the one you pictured and notch it, then add the B5 or what have you, but like I said, probably not going to be enough height on the saddle for the strings to be free and clear of the back of the bar going towards the vibrato.

Wrap-around bridges combine the tail-piece and bridge into a single piece. You can still see the wrap-around bridge being used on some Les Paul models today such as the Junior and Special. Something with notches or rollers with enough height to clear the rest of the piece and give an appropriate break angle going to the vibrato tailpiece. The wrap-around bridge is an older design compared to the tune-o-matic bridge and has a simpler construction. You’d think someone would have come up with a conversion bridge by now, but I have not found one. Not looking for a retro fit system per se, but rather a way to add a Bigsby B5 or similar to a guitar with a wrap tail. For as many of these that are on the market, I’m going to make the broad assumption that they work.I have been pondering this same scenario for a couple of years now. But, I see virtually hundreds of these things on the market for $15 to $200, so I’m really looking for someone who has one and likes it. Even the PRS bridge, although nice, is $130 and my guy didn’t want to spend that much on a bridge.

That’s just a little too pricey for the guitar. It’s not the $200 Schaller Wraparound Bridge. I’m trying to find the best cost/value part for a $400 guitar. My customer hasn’t purchased the guitar yet, but would like to be able to make adjustments for different string gauges. I build and service guitars but have never owned a Lightning Bar Bridge guitar. It sells for 1/4 of what my customer’s guitar costs new. It performs both functions of anchoring the strings to the body and adjusting string length/intonation. The bridge in the photo I attached is the PRS wraparound bridge. For as many of these that are on the market, I’m going to make the broad assumption that they work.

E to E string spacing is 2.67 inches (52.5 mm). G/D string height above body can be adjusted as low as 13.20 mm (0.520). Die-cast Zinc with machined brass saddles. Suitable for both curved and flat top guitars. It sells for 1/4 of what my customer’s guitar costs new. Schaller Signum locking bridge complete with mounting and adjustment hardware.

Schaller wraparound bridge