Recessed Schaller 456

[Deadlock]

How about a recessed option for the Schaller 456 bridge (instead of angled neck pocket)  arty07:

 

[DangerousR6]

Nice idea, and I've always liked that bridge, but what's wrong with an angled neck pocket?  :icon_scratch:

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Some people, myself included, prefer not to have the angled neck pocket as it positions your playing hand while resting on the bridge to be higher off of the body.  It's purely subjective, but to some it aids in the comfort and relaxation of the picking hand.

I think this is a great idea.

 

[swarfrat]

I thought I didn't like angled neck pockets. It turns out what I don't like is the way Les Pauls hang so far left of centerline. It's about 2 or 3 frets off.

 

[CCG]

I have the same Schaller 456 bridge and I am mounting it on a guitar that I built 20 years ago when I was in high school it is a remake of a Jackson king V now I’m redoing the whole guitar and I noticed the action was stupidly high so I was going to try to raise that neck which is not really the way I wanted to go having to glue wood  in the neck pocket and then take a router and bring it down to wherever I wanted to and then I saw your idea and I thought it was the greatest idea ever So my question is before I go router out this body how deep did you go when reassessing that bridge into the body so from the top of the body to the bottom of that recessed hole how deep is that?

 

[AirCap]

Two big thumbs up from me.

I would suggest using a radiused cutter on the edge, instead of flat bottomed.... Doesn't create a corner that collects dust.

 

[CCG]

Does anybody have any suggestions on how deep the Schaller 456 should be recessed into the body to get a good tight action on the guitar how deep should the pocket be? The only problem I see is that the two screws one on either side of the bridge  You really wouldn’t be able to get to that easy, the fine tuners are at an angle so they can still be gotten to also it might affect getting to the screws for the intonation of the saddles so has anyone done this and if so how deep should I go?

 

[bagman67]

Recessing the bridge seems like it would look cool and all, but what's wrong with shimming the neck?  It's a hell of a lot easier and less chance of permanently disfiguring your guitar.

 

[AirCap]

There's more than one way to skin a cat, and ultimately - the client should get what he wants.