**NOTE ..... This is for Scartozi's Bridge replacement, for 6 Hole Vintage Tremolo.
1st … Buy a Scartozi Bridge, or two :icon_thumright: …… Need to PM him about this if interested.
2nd … Grab one guitar to work on, with a 6 hole tremolo :doh:
3rd … No need for a Cold Slab of Beer …. It doesn't take that long to do and is very easy. :cool01:
As these are New ....
This was a Test run on one of my guitars, Pic's will save typing to much garble …… blarrh blarrh blarrh
I haven't put in, as yet, a piece of thin wood between the Block & Trem cavity wall (will see in pic) but need a better piece yet.
But will be doing that too. Just for more solid contact from block to body.
Plus using 5 springs connected to block, this guitar originally had 3 springs (2 angled) using the Tremolo.
Still need springs etc connected for the earthing, NOT pulled tight thou !!
Works fine as is, and sits perfectly without the use of a wooden block. :icon_thumright:
I started by taking & writing down a few measurements here and there.
(Probably didn't really need too …. better safe than sorry)
This was made real easy for me thou, as I hadn't touched my GK-3 pickup at all and I knew all the
strings sit 1mm from the GK-3 individual hex pup's. Which the whole pup is sitting around 18 - 20 radius.
So all I had to do was get the heights back to that.
Just made setting saddle heights etc real easy doing on this one.
I installed the Graph Tech saddles and got them measured back up to my original intonation measurements.
Well as close as possible ….. before stringing up.
As I didn't want to scratch / mark the aluminium when moving them to far….. blarrh blarrh blarrh
(Noted from other Scartozi posts)
Haven't done a Tone / Sound comparison, will be doing some recording with this setup and then when I change it back to the Trem.
That's the BEST way to get a real comparison. (just got to many guitars to remember which each sounds like)
But will report back in this thread about that ….
As I know many will be interested.
That dose seem to be the main point some people talk about.
BUT ... :icon_scratch:
I'm not sure, if at all, there would be to much Tone / Sound difference as the strings are still going though the same
Trem Block, over the same Graph Tech Saddles or alike.
PLUS ..
With only a 8 gram weight difference's between these two bridges.
I tend to think there will be little difference / change to Tone.
Weight of Original 6 Hole Vintage Trem + Block with Original Saddles ….. 325 grams
(Not including 6 mounting screws)
Weight of Scartozi 6 Hole Replacement Bridge + Block with Graph Tech Saddles …… 317 grams
(Not including 6 mounting screws)
Just showing all these facts & pic's for those that aren't sure how this works.
Here are some other links on these Scartozi Bridges
Original Scartozi thread about these bridges … http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=18300.0
Cagey's thread about his Tele Scartozi bridge … http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=18936.0
My other thread about Scartozi's 6 hole replacement bridge ... http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=19155.0
Please contact (PM) Scartozi if interested in any of these bridges. :icon_biggrin:
Sorry if I've gone overboard with pic's :toothy11: ...... It's just the way I do things :laughing7:
1st … Buy a Scartozi Bridge, or two :icon_thumright: …… Need to PM him about this if interested.
2nd … Grab one guitar to work on, with a 6 hole tremolo :doh:
3rd … No need for a Cold Slab of Beer …. It doesn't take that long to do and is very easy. :cool01:
As these are New ....
This was a Test run on one of my guitars, Pic's will save typing to much garble …… blarrh blarrh blarrh
I haven't put in, as yet, a piece of thin wood between the Block & Trem cavity wall (will see in pic) but need a better piece yet.
But will be doing that too. Just for more solid contact from block to body.
Plus using 5 springs connected to block, this guitar originally had 3 springs (2 angled) using the Tremolo.
Still need springs etc connected for the earthing, NOT pulled tight thou !!
Works fine as is, and sits perfectly without the use of a wooden block. :icon_thumright:
I started by taking & writing down a few measurements here and there.
(Probably didn't really need too …. better safe than sorry)
This was made real easy for me thou, as I hadn't touched my GK-3 pickup at all and I knew all the
strings sit 1mm from the GK-3 individual hex pup's. Which the whole pup is sitting around 18 - 20 radius.
So all I had to do was get the heights back to that.
Just made setting saddle heights etc real easy doing on this one.
I installed the Graph Tech saddles and got them measured back up to my original intonation measurements.
Well as close as possible ….. before stringing up.
As I didn't want to scratch / mark the aluminium when moving them to far….. blarrh blarrh blarrh
(Noted from other Scartozi posts)
Haven't done a Tone / Sound comparison, will be doing some recording with this setup and then when I change it back to the Trem.
That's the BEST way to get a real comparison. (just got to many guitars to remember which each sounds like)
But will report back in this thread about that ….
As I know many will be interested.
That dose seem to be the main point some people talk about.
BUT ... :icon_scratch:
I'm not sure, if at all, there would be to much Tone / Sound difference as the strings are still going though the same
Trem Block, over the same Graph Tech Saddles or alike.
PLUS ..
With only a 8 gram weight difference's between these two bridges.
I tend to think there will be little difference / change to Tone.
Weight of Original 6 Hole Vintage Trem + Block with Original Saddles ….. 325 grams
(Not including 6 mounting screws)
Weight of Scartozi 6 Hole Replacement Bridge + Block with Graph Tech Saddles …… 317 grams
(Not including 6 mounting screws)
Just showing all these facts & pic's for those that aren't sure how this works.
Here are some other links on these Scartozi Bridges
Original Scartozi thread about these bridges … http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=18300.0
Cagey's thread about his Tele Scartozi bridge … http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=18936.0
My other thread about Scartozi's 6 hole replacement bridge ... http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=19155.0
Please contact (PM) Scartozi if interested in any of these bridges. :icon_biggrin:
Sorry if I've gone overboard with pic's :toothy11: ...... It's just the way I do things :laughing7:
