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bad porcupine · March 14th, 2009, 05:02 PM

It was worth the wait. As you can see, I had Vince notch out the back edge for the Bigsby clearance; works and looks awesome, about a million times better than I could do with a file or a dremel:

getbent · March 14th, 2009, 05:18 PM

that looks beautifully engineered. beautiful tele too....

I wonder if you can put glendale saddles in one of those bridges very easily or if the glendale intonation method can be engineered into taipans saddles?

boris bubbanov · March 14th, 2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by getbent

that looks beautifully engineered. beautiful tele too....

I wonder if you can put glendale saddles in one of those bridges very easily or if the glendale intonation method can be engineered into taipans saddles?

They might crowd just a wee bit. My estimation is Vince's 2 outboard through holes for intonation length screws might be 1.70 inches on center, Dale's might be 1.75 inches on center. But Dale's actually might be better fitting than some, because each saddle is carefully designed to marry up to its neighbor and others have right angle sides and don't gel with their neighbors at all. Bill Callaham's should fit fine since he allows plenty of space and uses that tiny 4-40 height screw (so do some others). But I would imagine since Vince recommends and sells Budz saddles that those fit best of all. And the old Fender standby straight ones should work well as (I think) we see above.

That bridge assembly looks so sweet, Bad Porcupine!

bad porcupine · March 14th, 2009, 06:05 PM

Yes, these are Fender straight threaded steel saddles. Definitely solved my string spacing/moving problems I previously had using the Bigsby on my brass saddles, and sounds very "snappy" with the steel bridge.

eddiewagner · March 16th, 2009, 06:15 AM

that is a really cool looking, functional bridge.

Danny72 · March 19th, 2009, 01:08 PM

I just installed my Bigsby, successfully. The method is slightly different with the Tele Deluxe because of the Humbuckers. I actually had to drill 2 giant holes for the new bridge posts. There's no cover involved. (to hide any sloppy drilling) I took my time and was very careful throughout the whole thing. I had never done this before!
Check it out:

Sorry, I just realized that posted this for the wrong thread.

1962guitargeek · November 7th, 2009, 04:01 AM

Courtesy bump for such a sexy & classy piece of hardware...

March 14th, 2009, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
bad porcupine Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 48 Posts: 457 9 Photos	My new Taipan Stainless Steel Bridge It was worth the wait. As you can see, I had Vince notch out the back edge for the Bigsby clearance; works and looks awesome, about a million times better than I could do with a file or a dremel: __________________ * http://www.irrealis.net/ *

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getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 13,670 37 Photos	that looks beautifully engineered. beautiful tele too.... I wonder if you can put glendale saddles in one of those bridges very easily or if the glendale intonation method can be engineered into taipans saddles? __________________ We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are

March 14th, 2009, 06:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
bad porcupine Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 48 Posts: 457 9 Photos	Yes, these are Fender straight threaded steel saddles. Definitely solved my string spacing/moving problems I previously had using the Bigsby on my brass saddles, and sounds very "snappy" with the steel bridge. __________________ * http://www.irrealis.net/ *

March 16th, 2009, 06:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
eddiewagner Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ROCK!linghausen/germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,096 27 Photos	that is a really cool looking, functional bridge. __________________ My Drum/Guitar-Duo: www.myspace.com/captaintwangandhisrhythmcat

March 19th, 2009, 01:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Danny72 TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NYC Age: 37 Posts: 27 12 Photos	Love the Bigsby I just installed my Bigsby, successfully. The method is slightly different with the Tele Deluxe because of the Humbuckers. I actually had to drill 2 giant holes for the new bridge posts. There's no cover involved. (to hide any sloppy drilling) I took my time and was very careful throughout the whole thing. I had never done this before! Check it out: Sorry, I just realized that posted this for the wrong thread. Last edited by Danny72; March 19th, 2009 at 06:40 PM.

November 7th, 2009, 04:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
1962guitargeek Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: eastern n.c. Age: 47 Posts: 876	Courtesy bump for such a sexy & classy piece of hardware...

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