71 Fender P Bridge

[tjaila]

hello you all,

i'm looking to bring the bridge back to "normal" as you can see in the pictures below: mine has been messed with

ofcourse, i want to keep it as close to factory as possible
so, what needs to be done here ?
are the "screws" supposed to be of the same length ?
how would be best to fix this ?

thanks in advance

 

[reverendrally]

I'd try this subforum...

http://www.talkbass.com/forums/hardware-setup-repair-bg.18/

I think you'll find more guys there who are able to help you.

 

[tjaila]

thanks for pointing out my mistake !

(this forums has to many subforums !!!)

 

[bass_case]

The long screw on the G string is correct. Fender moved the bridge away from the neck in the late 60s, not sure why, but this often left the G saddle at the end of the screw. My 71 has the same screw.

The short E screw is not correct, as far as I know.

 

[tjaila]

thanks !

so is the E screw supposed to be as long as the A / D screw, with the G screw being longer then those three ?

 

[bass_case]

Yep.

 

[bass_case]

Here it is, brass saddles are obvoiously not original.