rkennett Posted January 21, 2011 Report Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) i'm curious if anyone knows what kind of tremolo or vibrato system goes into this routing cavity? there has been no routing done to the back, so that eliminates a floyd rose type. it kind of looks like a jazzmaster/jaguar routing, but it's a little different and little bit smaller i believe. Edited January 21, 2011 by rkennett Quote
rkennett Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Posted January 22, 2011 not good. 32 views and no replies. it looks like i'm going to have to fill it. Quote
kpcrash Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 well... the two hole posts in front indicate it was something that would support a TOM bridge. This wouldn't happen to be a Silvertone would it? Quote
rkennett Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Posted January 22, 2011 been trying research silver tone a little now... do they make thin bodies? i wasn't expecting 1.25" thick when i bought it on ebay. it just said vintage body in the description and the seller didn't know much and measured the pocket incorrectly when i asked for those specs, too. sorry, i'm pretty much a noob on this vintage stuff. i bought it because it looked like i could make it more of a jazzmaster shape by modifying the horns. those post holes are looking tune-o-matic ready it appears, too. good call on that and probably on the silvertone as well, but there are no markings anywhere to indicate that is what it is. if it is a silvertone, would it be sacrilegious to modify it? Quote
SwedishLuthier Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 The size of the recess might help a bit... But it really looks like a jazzmaster style tremolo might work as a retrofit unit Quote
kpcrash Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 +1 on Jazzmaster style. Silvertone made all kinds of unique body styles. The sacrilege isn't making it a Jazzmaster close, rather filling those cavities with some unknown goo and thinking it's a good idea. Quote
rkennett Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Posted January 22, 2011 if looking at the picture, it is 1 3/4" (left to right) x 2 7/16" (top to bottom) x 1" (deep). that little half-rounded rounded section at the bottom right is 1" (left to right) and extends the top to bottom by another 1/4" or 5/16" kprash, that trem in the silvertone picture you posted is kind of what i was thinking about going with before i even acquired this body. http://www.guitarfetish.com/Vintage-Style-Surface-Mount-Whammy-Bar-Hofner-Vibrola-style_p_839.html Quote
rkennett Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Posted January 22, 2011 +1 on Jazzmaster style. Silvertone made all kinds of unique body styles. The sacrilege isn't making it a Jazzmaster close, rather filling those cavities with some unknown goo and thinking it's a good idea. it was like plaster, i don't think it was as strong as epoxy. i had to crack it into little pieces with a hammer and nail. Quote
kpcrash Posted January 22, 2011 Report Posted January 22, 2011 Looks like that trem just might work. GF has some pretty good stuff for a pretty good price. Need to find a vintage TOM to go with it though. Quote
rkennett Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Posted January 22, 2011 looks like a surface mount though, so i'll have to cut a block of wood to fit the cavity... decisions, decisions. Quote
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