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Re: Bigsby
by LMark » Fri May 25, 2012 2:36 pm
Bill, it looks a lot like whatever this is: http://www.elderly.com/accessories/name ... r--VSP.htm LMark
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Re: Bigsby
by Norm » Fri May 25, 2012 3:44 pm
There are a couple gadgets out there like that.
They should just drill the d__n things and eliminate the pins altogether but for some reason they won't do that. I've had a straight through string bar on mine for almost two years and no broken strings or bigsby malfunction because of it.
They should just drill the d__n things and eliminate the pins altogether but for some reason they won't do that. I've had a straight through string bar on mine for almost two years and no broken strings or bigsby malfunction because of it.
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Re: Bigsby
by gmoseley » Fri May 25, 2012 6:03 pm
Hey Bill,,,yeah, I'm familiar with it. I call it the PITA model - - I suspect you can figure out what they stands for. LOL
see ya buddy,
GM
see ya buddy,
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Re: Bigsby
by Mike Nye » Sun May 27, 2012 6:11 pm
From what I can see it's a B-7 . . .
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Re: Bigsby
by Mike Nye » Sun May 27, 2012 6:16 pm
Norm wrote:There are a couple gadgets out there like that.
They should just drill the d__n things and eliminate the pins altogether but for some reason they won't do that. I've had a straight through string bar on mine for almost two years and no broken strings or bigsby malfunction because of it.
I don't WHY you guys have so much trouble, I just slightly OUT OF ROUND the string eyelets with Vicegips so they stay put while putting the remaining strings on . . .
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Re: Bigsby
by bill park » Sun May 27, 2012 6:37 pm
Mike Nye wrote:From what I can see it's a B-7 . . .
Mike - This picture is a B-7 (from Bigsby's website). But in the first photo above, the string attachment is different - that's what I was curious about.
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Re: Bigsby
by Mike Nye » Sun May 27, 2012 9:24 pm
Bill,
I did a screen capture of your photo . . .
It looks to possibly be a prototype of a quick re-string Bigsby that might be in the works by either Bigsby or a third party.
Or, It could even be an adapter from a third party that slips over the Bigsby's pins . . .
Mike
I did a screen capture of your photo . . .
It looks to possibly be a prototype of a quick re-string Bigsby that might be in the works by either Bigsby or a third party.
Or, It could even be an adapter from a third party that slips over the Bigsby's pins . . .
Mike
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Re: Bigsby
by Norm » Sun May 27, 2012 10:09 pm
I don't WHY you guys have so much trouble, I just slightly OUT OF ROUND the string eyelets with Vicegips so they stay put while putting the remaining strings on . . .:
I understand that, Mike, and I know a lot of guys do that. I used to wedge a bit of Pink Pearl eraser between the pin and the guitar top. That worked great. The guys a gretschpages reccomend variations on those two methods.
My point is that there is no reason for them to even have the pins to begin with if they were to drill and chamfer the things. They would even save money from a manufacturing standpoint.
I understand that, Mike, and I know a lot of guys do that. I used to wedge a bit of Pink Pearl eraser between the pin and the guitar top. That worked great. The guys a gretschpages reccomend variations on those two methods.
My point is that there is no reason for them to even have the pins to begin with if they were to drill and chamfer the things. They would even save money from a manufacturing standpoint.
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Re: Bigsby
by Mike Nye » Sun May 27, 2012 10:19 pm
I know EXACTLY WHY Bigsby still uses the pins . . .
There'd be a TIGHT 90 degree BEND on the strings that would GREATLY increase the probability string breakage.
Players often bitch about their guitars being more difficult to tune, and keep in tune, with a Bigsby. imagine what chronic string breakage would do to their sales . . .
There'd be a TIGHT 90 degree BEND on the strings that would GREATLY increase the probability string breakage.
Players often bitch about their guitars being more difficult to tune, and keep in tune, with a Bigsby. imagine what chronic string breakage would do to their sales . . .
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