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Ibanez Mono-rail bridge screw

squidtastic

squidtastic

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Hi all, I have an Ibanez 1205e, and I somehow lost one of the intonation screws for the bridge.
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I took one the screws to a hardware store thinking I could just get another one, but the size on these is apparently non-standard. The screw didn't fit correctly into any of the sizing holes, so I bought the two sizes closest to it (one metric, the other imperial) but one was just a bit too big and the other just a bit too small (thanks, Ibanez :bored:).

I looked online and on the Ibanez site, but I can only find the bridge for sale. Anyone know where to just get these screws?
 
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You can try McMaster-Carr as I've found all kinds of hard-to-find hardware there, once I actually found what I was looking for after searching their considerably huge website.

Before you do anything, I suggest taking another screw to another hardware store or even a machine shop and have them measure the threads per inch and the pitch of the threads to see if they are indeed non-standard. If they turn out to be a standard size, that info will be helpful when looking for another screw or ordering it online. If they are non-standard, then you are more than likely stuck buying a bridge piece (at least it's a single bridge and not the whole thing).

And you may want to weigh the time and effort spent on hunting down this information. It may be cheaper to just order another bridge. Hipshot is the only hardware distributor I've run across that is willing to send out replacement parts and pieces like that.

I've been through this exercise many times when running down hardware for really old grand pianos I was rebuilding back in The Day. Back when those old pianos were being built, it seemed that anyone could get a set of taps and dies made for any spec they felt like having. In a couple of cases, I had to remove the larger piece and have the threads re-drilled and cut for the recent available thread sizes. That cuts into the profit margin considerably, believe me….:D
 
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"Here's the deal...

It's an M4 x 0.7 x ~15 mm length. I ran it on the guide and, just to be on the safe side, I found a loose corresponding nut in the parts bin and made sure they engaged cleanly. You don't have to dis-assemble the mono-rail assembly. Just make sure the lock-down cap screw is snug, back the old screw out, and replace with the new component. Word of caution: there's a small washer on the intonation screw.

Riis"
 
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Zooberwerx said:
"Here's the deal...

It's an M4 x 0.7 x ~15 mm length. I ran it on the guide and, just to be on the safe side, I found a loose corresponding nut in the parts bin and made sure they engaged cleanly. You don't have to dis-assemble the mono-rail assembly. Just make sure the lock-down cap screw is snug, back the old screw out, and replace with the new component. Word of caution: there's a small washer on the intonation screw.

Riis"
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Thanks, @Zooberwerx , I'll try that!
 
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96tbird said:
That is considered A standard everywhere but the USA. Lol.
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All the way back in the '80s, I remember everyone making a big deal about us going metric and how we had to learn metric. They actually taught us metric in school since it was apparently on the horizon, but.... nothing changed.

As a tennis fan, this has bummed me out because I love knowing how fast serves are, and most tournaments on the ATP tour show the serve speed in kph rather than mph, so I always have to convert the speed :D.
 
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Zooberwerx said:
So...I was actually correct for once? Did they come in 15 mm length and did your purchase 4 additional screws for when you lose those?

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Closest I found was 20, but it worked fine. For "when" I lose those? :laugh: Losing the one I did was a fluke. My guess is that I had it right at the edge of the thread, and it just jiggled loose at a gig. But even if I lose another, I know exactly what to get, so it's no prob. Thanks again!
 
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