12 String TOM?

[DieterDeux]

Has anyone found a good quality TOM style 12 string bridge? I've been toying with the idea of making a carved top 12, and really struggling with finding a good bridge option. There's plenty of cheap Chinese-made options on eBay, but after asking around a bit you get what you pay for there. There's a Duesenberg option but the Art Deco style would look out of place. https://www.rockinger.com/en/parts/hardware/bridges-tailpieces/gibson-style-bridges/376/duesenberg-12-string-bridge

One self-imposed requirement is that I'd like to have individual saddles for each strings so I can get proper intonation. I've seen this option on All Parts but it doesn't seem to ever restock. https://www.allparts.com/products/gb-2580-abm-2412-c-12-string-unslotted-tunematic

Anyone's experience or Googling skills come up with something better?

 

[stratamania]

ABM make one.

https://abm-guitarpartsshop.com/ABM-GUITAR-PARTS/Tuneomatic-Stoptail/12-String-Bridges:::256_87_135.html

 

[DieterDeux]

Oh, thanks! That’s the one i found and forgot to bookmark. I’m guessing the shipping won’t be cheap on that.

Good reputable source though?

 

[Logrinn]

They’re extremely high quality.

I got this bridge for my Mustang:

 

[stratamania]

A totally reputable source. German engineering and a very good reputation.

 

[aarontunes]

The problem you're going to run into at the moment is nobody will have them in stock. Supply issues are crippling bridge and hardware companies right now....particularly German ones, it seems.

Oh....and also the entire rest of the MI industry.

Oh....and lots of other industries as well.

Also, how does that 12-String TOM work, when all the saddles are equidistant from each other? I guess you would have cut the notches off-center in order to group the strings in six courses.  :dontknow:

 

[DuckBaloo]

Also, how does that 12-String TOM work, when all the saddles are equidistant from each other? I guess you would have cut the notches off-center in order to group the strings in six courses.  :dontknow:

That's how modern Rics are (I think the old ones were just 6 saddle)...

P.S. I found the Ric bridge design annoying when on my six string, so please don't take this as an endorsement.

 

[Rick]

Things are not as plentiful as they used to be ... just noticed this on my recent tuner and jack plate hunts. 

Hey! what about a jazzmaster bridge? Break angle may not be enough but worth a look.