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Crap Vibrato Parts

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Funkfingers said:

    Idea blatantly stolen from Kahler. There is/was an official part for locking off the cam on the flatmount Pro vibrato. It replaces the springs.
    I made a similar one for a friend's Kahler Flyer after the springs stretched badly and replacements weren't available at the time - an H-shaped piece of steel plate with a couple of bends at the right places so the screws lined up properly. Thankfully you can get the springs again now.

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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    edited September 2023
    You might have thought that, by now, somebody would have made computer scans of these horrid Eighties budget vibratos, engineered solutions to their design/materials shortcomings and 3-D printed replacements in durable materials.
    Be seeing you.
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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 7650
    CasperCaster said:
    @HarrySeven I'm sorry, but I've become really attached to it, and can't stand to be separated from it. 

    Sorry for getting your hopes up....




    Nah, just kidding, of course you can have it.
    Please, please have it!

    I'm a bit busy today, but we can sort via PM tomorrow or early next week.
    Brill! :)

    Dropped you a line.


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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    Now I have a mental image of HarrySeven capering about like a puppy in ecstatic joy.
    Aaaaah bless  ;)
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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 7650
    Kittyfrisk said:
    Now I have a mental image of HarrySeven capering about like a puppy in ecstatic joy.
    Aaaaah bless  ;)
    That might be true… ;)


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  • CasperCasterCasperCaster Frets: 697
    @HarrySeven will weigh the bridge to find postage costs later...

    Just saw this Steinberger trem on fleabay:

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166311111818?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=fkz8wLRjTkS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=ZIcL0m2VQjS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
    My trading feedback is available here:
    http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    That vibrato should revive a Höhner SG Lion. The missing arm is no big deal. Better to leave the vibrato locked off.
    Be seeing you.
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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 7650
    CasperCaster said:
    @HarrySeven will weigh the bridge to find postage costs later...

    Ta!


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  • mbembe Frets: 1838
    Are those EMG Select pickups worth a mention?
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    mbe said:
    Are those EMG Select pickups worth a mention?
    Not really. The humbuckers have adequate output but not the brightest tone. The Strat-sized pickups have dual stacked coils for noise cancellation and a blade polepiece. Consequently, they do not sound very Fender-y.

    These pickups need to be cheap to be worth acquiring.
    Be seeing you.
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    @mbe There's a video clip in this earlier discussion of the EMG Select Humbuckers in an Epiphone Spotlight to give you an idea of how they can sound.
    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/171820/through-thru-neck-guitars/p1
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