Oddball Lefty Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 I'm rebodying and aluminum-necked Kramer. Has the Schaller Bridge / Tailpiece combo right now. I'm planning on using a traditional Tune-O-Matic bridge, and having the strings route from the back of the body, through ferrules, and over the T-O-M Bridge, like a Flying V but without the V shaped tailpiece. I've found the Ferrules for the back of other string through bridges, such as the Fender hardtails, which mount directly under the bridge, but I cannot find any information on what ferrules to use to run the strings through the body BEHIND the bridge. I've been to WD, AllParts and StewMac so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 hey i did this same thing on an old 61 SG that was hacked up, what i did though, since i had the original ebony tailpiece that was on the temolo. I ran the strings through and used a bone bridge for an acoustic to have the strings ride over before they hit the bridge, then i attached the ebony piece over top of it so to hide the bone piece and the holes. it looks really cool and its a one of a kind guitar! the tone is awsome! and i'd put my SG up against any other out there! if you want a picture i could get one for you but it will take me a week to get it to computer,just let me know,id be glad to. rye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 youll never find the ferrules for the top of the body that you want....everyone wants those...those are usually specially made for a company.....after researching it a bit, ive discovered that even a lot of the major companies have given this up....ther only company that i can think of that still uses special ferrules is jackson...i know the guy that does most of their machining(and fenders too), and he never supplied them.... .what a lot do now is to use the same ferrules as you do on the back of the guitar on top....esp, schecter and a few others are doing this now....i have in the past used copper tubes that i polished nicely for the top....they worked pretty well....if you want to do try this let me know, ill send you six brass tubes gratis..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Use pop rivets! Go to any hardware store & they wil have them I am not kidding, they make GREAT ferrules for the top of the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Lefty Posted May 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 No wonder I couldn't find 'em anywhere. This board ROCKS! Great information about their lack of availibility, AND thanks for the great ideas. Since I'm on my own here for ferrules, I think I'll order 3 pairs of Holley carburetor jets and recess 'em into the body. But I do like the pop rivet idea as well. And if you find the pic of your guitar with the acoustic bridge as a tailpiece, send it my way. Always open for cool ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 Hi Oddball and welcome to the forum, with the holley jets installed does this mean your building a double pumper twin humbucker hot rod with a nice flame job down the side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 pop rivets, well im off to the hardware store ive been looking to have these made anyway......i call a few people in the biz and see if i cant get some secrets from them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Lefty Posted May 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 No flamejob on this one. That'll go on a strat. I'll start on that one when I'm finished with this one. This is a Kramer aluminum neck that I drilled for Sperzels, had a graphite nut made for to replace the roller nut (It was missing a wheel) The Schaller humbuckers were tossed in favor of EMGs. Gonna be a "Warlock" body in gloss black. Hard to go wrong with gloss black and polished metal. What got me started on all this madness was thinking "Y'know, it'd be nice to have a battery box." Which eventually became "This'd be cool with a Warlock body." As for the carb jets, as a motorhead, There's something I find appealing about having to go back to the pits and "Re-Jet" my guitar to step up to heavier guage strings. Well, actually, I'd just use large enough diameter jets to provide clearance for any string, but it's a funny thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 Make sure that this guitar is not too "hot" for the carb jets. You just might catch fire. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 i may have located some by the way.....ill let you know when i know more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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