How To Build A Tremollo

[Muffy]

I'm sort of interested in building a tremollo system of some sort. I'm particularly interested in the fender mustang jag and jazzmaster type systems... I kind of want something that doesn't require me to hack away half my guitar, I don't really mind if it sticks out a lot. Might be kind of distinctive looking. Anyways if y'all have some cool ideas I'd be interested in seeing them.

[Vinny]

Hello and welcome, Hopefully you mean you'd like to install a tremelo on a guitar and need advice on what brand to purchase? I understood your post as wanting to scratch-build your own tremelo system which I cannot see doing. Please elaborate a bit more -Vinny

[Samba Pa Ti]

you could try a bigsby

[ebenezer shred]

I think he means actually making one. like all the hand made ones on those old silvertone and teisco guitars.

[Mattia]

There are a couple of interesting threads on the MIMF right now, including a 'not-so-red special' that's got a homebrew trem.

[Evtim Djerekarov]

In fact, I saw a guitar, with a handmade tremolo. It was really cute!

The tremolo base was laser-cut from a 5mm steel sheet, filed and nickel-plated, and was oval-shaped. The tremolo stepped on two standard tremolo pylons. The saddles were very beautiful, and were made of ebony. There was a piece of fretwire fretted on every saddle, at the place where the string left the saddle. The part, where the springs are attached to the tremolo, and the strings are inserted, was made of a metal block, screwed to the tremolo base.

Edited May 26, 2007 by Evtim Djerekarov

[Cherryburst]

Mattia - what do you mean by "MIMF" ? Is that the "In progress and finished work" forum? (I'm new here)

[Ben]

http://www.mimf.com Edited June 3, 2007 by Ben