Butchie Bar update
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:26 pm
Stay away. This does not work unless you modify with re drilling out the holes. at least in my case. Joeb
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ralphnjoann wrote:I think it was Paul Yandell who came up with the idea of pulling the pins out of the bar, then drilling the hole through to the other side. The strings went through the hole and on to the tuners.
Mike Nye wrote:ralphnjoann wrote:I think it was Paul Yandell who came up with the idea of pulling the pins out of the bar, then drilling the hole through to the other side. The strings went through the hole and on to the tuners.
OR, you can change strings on yer Bigsby the EZ way, and also keep it stock . . .
Just squeeze the brass ball ends outta round with pliers, just enough for them to slightly bind on the pins. That way, they won't keep falling off while re-stringing. Now, you can change one string at a time without pullin' yer hair out!
Then, by the time you're ready to re-string again, the ball end holes have re-rounded just enough to where the strings come off with ease.
ralphnjoann wrote:Mike Nye wrote:ralphnjoann wrote:I think it was Paul Yandell who came up with the idea of pulling the pins out of the bar, then drilling the hole through to the other side. The strings went through the hole and on to the tuners.
OR, you can change strings on yer Bigsby the EZ way, and also keep it stock . . .
Just squeeze the brass ball ends outta round with pliers, just enough for them to slightly bind on the pins. That way, they won't keep falling off while re-stringing. Now, you can change one string at a time without pullin' yer hair out!
Then, by the time you're ready to re-string again, the ball end holes have re-rounded just enough to where the strings come off with ease.
...or you can attach the string to the Bigsby, keep tension on it whilst clamping it to the fretboard with a capo, then attach it to the tuning peg.