Vintage Bridge Saddle help....

[spyder]

Hi...

I have an old vintage bass that has a replacement bridge. The E string saddle spacing bolt has stripped and pulled out. I replaced it with a slightly larger diameter bolt that has held for now. 

Does anyone have a complete bridge or just a saddle that matches this unknown make of bridge.

Many thanks.

[BlueMoon]

I believe that is a Schaller 2000 bridge……..now no longer in production, unfortunately.

 

Who knows, a quick email to their service department might prove useful. ([email protected])

[spyder]

2 hours ago, BlueMoon said:

I believe that is a Schaller 2000 bridge……..now no longer in production, unfortunately.

 

Who knows, a quick email to their service department might prove useful. ([email protected])

Fantastic... Thank you for your help.

 

[spyder]

Lars from Schaller got back to me this morning. Unfortunately they haven't got any left. 

Looks like I will have to check out eBay and Reverb for parts.

[ikay]

I've used Accu.co.uk several times to source replacement screws of various sizes. Excellent service and you can buy small quantities. If you know the thread size and length of the screw you should be able to find a replacement there. Here's an example: https://www.accu.co.uk/metric-cap-head-screws/3864-SSCF-M6-10-A2

 

[neepheid]

4 hours ago, spyder said:

Lars from Schaller got back to me this morning. Unfortunately they haven't got any left. 

Looks like I will have to check out eBay and Reverb for parts.

 

Schaller are bloody great at answering queries like this.  Glad to see that's still the case, even if they couldn't help you.  They should be able to tell you the length/thread/head type that you need though, then any good hardware/fastener supplier ought to be able to help you out when presented with this info.

[spyder]

Unfortunately it's not the bolt that has lost the thread it's the saddle. 

I will have to find a second hand bridge to use it for parts. 

[itu]

Anyone able to make threads will fix this to you under an hour. Find a local that has the tools. 

[BigRedX]

If it's the saddle that has stripped threads, it will require the hole plugging, re-drilling and a new thread making. Is that doable?

[Joe Nation]

Is the current bolt the same thread as the original? If so, you might be able to get away with just chasing the threads with a tap.

 

*imagines a random basschatter running down the street wielding some plumbing hardware*

 

If not, then you should be able to fill the hole with brass solder (if it's steel; possibly a blob of weld if it's aluminium) and then drill/tap it for the original thread size. Any engineering/metalwork shop should be able to do it for a small fee; I'd suggest finding a bicycle framebuilder or a custom motorbike shop as they are usually full of decent folk who like an oddball challenge.

[pst62]

Looking like you could be onto a winner here.

https://www.fidmz.online/?path=page/gglist&ggcid=3874689

 

Edited Friday at 14:32 by pst62

[spyder]

18 hours ago, pst62 said:

Looking like you could be onto a winner here.

https://www.fidmz.online/?path=page/gglist&ggcid=3874689

 

The link does not work for me.

[pst62]

27 minutes ago, spyder said:

The link does not work for me.

Try this! Oddly though, there is what appears to be a shoe size chart to the right to it. Not sure what is going on there.

https://www.fidmz.online/?path=page/ggitem&ggpid=2614100

Seems like they're being made under the Olimpus brand name.

 

[spyder]

1 hour ago, pst62 said:

Try this! Oddly though, there is what appears to be a shoe size chart to the right to it. Not sure what is going on there.

https://www.fidmz.online/?path=page/ggitem&ggpid=2614100

Seems like they're being made under the Olimpus brand name.

 

 

Keep coming up as below....

 

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Edited yesterday at 10:32 by spyder

[pst62]

I get this!

[Bigguy2017]

Maybe tap to a larger size thread and fit a Helicoil?

[BigRedX]

To the OP. How attached are you to the bass this bridge is fitted to?

 

I used to own a Hartke Bass that had one of these and IME it was probably the most complicated bridge I have ever come across to adjust. It might allow individual adjustment in every direction of each individual string, but trying to get each string perfectly adjusted was way too complicated. For a number of reasons I no longer own the bass in question, but the unnecessary complexity of the bridge was definitely a factor in deciding to move it on. If I was to buy another bass with this bridge and liked it overall enough to want to keep and use it, then I would be seriously looking at replacing the bridge with something more user friendly.