Author Topic: Please excuse the interruption (Read 612 times)

headless · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2012, 12:53:43 PM »

mica,

Thank you for your input. I look forward to hearing your recollections.

mindido · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2012, 01:35:44 PM »

mica,

Thanks for any info you could put together.

Keith and headless,

I'll let you guys discuss. You're way over my head.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2012, 08:32:26 PM »

It's hard to say without a pic of the other side of the bridge, but I don't think adjust-one-screw-then-the-other would work; I would expect the saddle to lock from being torqued against the other screw. Seems more likely that the treble-side screws turn freely in the rails as the saddle moves with the intonation screw (of course, if there are allenheads on the neck side of the bridge, I'm full of it).
And before I forget - no excusing needed, Mindido - far from being an interruption, we love this kind of stuff!

Peter

(Message edited by cozmik_cowboy on July 23, 2012)

edwin · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2012, 09:57:33 PM »

And while we're at it, how much for the guitar? :-)

Edwin
PS. Sorry for your loss.

mindido · « **Reply #19 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:14:17 AM »

Hey Edwin,

Thank you for the condolences. Kurt was my girlfriends brother. A bit off (but aren't all musicians?) but a good guy. It will be a month in the next day or two.

Anyway, right now we really don't know. We've identified most of the parts on the guitar and, at least from what I understand, they're very good parts (we're still trying to figure out the bridge and tail piece). As far as the body is concerned we think its probably from the 70's but maybe a bit earlier or later. Most of it seems to be pretty well made but it has some quirks. Some people think it was made in Japan while others aren't so sure.

There is only one guy who knows something about what he's talking about who's had it in his hands and he hadn't a clue. There have been a few others with less experience that also gave me that quizzical look.

So I don't know. Its awfully hard to put a value on something that you know little about. And if you do you're often disappointed. I can tell you that, on a preliminary basis, numbers of around $300 to $700 have been kicked around. So maybe its somewhere in there. I kind of doubt the lower number as the parts appear to be worth more but its really hard to say at the moment.

mindido · « **Reply #20 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:30:51 AM »

cozmik cowboy,

Jeez, don't know how I missed your post. OK, lets try these pics and see if they will help:

http://img284.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=982488684_IMG_5593_122_200lo.JPG]

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http://img295.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=112995530_DSCN2564_122_203lo.JPG]

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Hope those help!

mindido · « **Reply #21 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:41:13 AM »

Edwin,

If you're really interested, I put a link in the 8th post in the thread to page 1 of the discussion we're having at Harmony Central. At some point, I'm pretty sure I'll be selling the guitar but, at the moment, unless someone makes me an offer I can't refuse, I don't know when nor for how much. If you wish, when we finally know what we're going to do, I may be able to PM you through you here. But I'm not sure if this forum has that capability.

Just let me know. Thanks again for the interest.

headless · « **Reply #22 on:** July 24, 2012, 07:28:28 AM »

Although I don't know what significance it might have, I'd like to share another guitar I found with the identical bridge of mindido's mystery guitar:

http://guitarsandgear.sweetwater.com/2009/08/mods-setup-les-paul-rebuild-pt-1-2/

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #23 on:** July 24, 2012, 11:31:37 AM »

I was hoping for a view of the bridge from the neck end - but I can just ask, too - the side we're looking at has a hex-key head on every other screw; does the other side have heads on the other screws?

Peter

mindido · « **Reply #24 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:12:07 PM »

cozmik cowboy,

Does this suit your needs? Or would something even closer help.

http://img258.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=155180357_IMG_5561_122_120lo.JPG]

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Just let me know what you need and I'll do my best to get it.

headless · « **Reply #25 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:00:14 PM »

cozmik cowboy,

I think that I can answer your question by pointing you to these two images. The first is a view of the bridge, from the side nearest the pickups:

http://img258.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=155180357_IMG_5561_122_120lo.JPG

And the next view is from the tailpiece-sdie:

http://img284.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=982488684_IMG_5593_122_200lo.JPG

As I think you'll see, there are hex-sockets on all 12 of these threaded rods (machine-screws?), six on ones side, and six on the other, with them alternating direction.

Is that how you see it also?

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #26 on:** July 24, 2012, 11:43:28 PM »

Yeah, that what I'm seeing - and what I was thinking wouldn't work. Interesting.

Peter

headless · « **Reply #27 on:** July 26, 2012, 09:39:30 AM »

mica,

We've had a suggestion from luthier Bruce Bennett that the bridge is a, Rockinger.

I'm familiar with some on their bridges, but not that one in particular. And I haven't yet found any images to match it.

I was wondering if hearing the name Rockinger might jog your memory?