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ID this Bridge ?

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RandomHandle

Mar 25, 2008
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Brooklyn, NY
#1
thanks in advance
to anyone who can help id, and or provide any link, or reference. this brass bridge is on my 73 jazz and was already installed when i purchased it circa 1980. i was far too young to think to ask and just thought it looked cool :D

other than the "pat pend" stamp there is no other id.
i recall the underside being clean when i removed it out of curiosity 20 years ago
(if memory serves correctly )

the only other clue i have is one luthier who thought that
"i dunno i think maybe it might be a dimarzio or seymour duncan " ( !!! :confused: !!! )

ps this doesnt seem appropriate for either setup/repair or pickups/electronics
 
#3
It looks like the saddles are flipped upside down. I am curious how the strings are running through back of the bridge and straight out. There seems to be no break angle as the string saunters down the fretboard. Sorry I am not much help, but try flipping the saddles over and that might help people.
peace,
Chris
 
#4
As goofy as it may seem, it looks like the string goes INTO the saddle block, and not over the saddle- meaning there may be a hole for the string to go through and either the end of the block or a ridge inside the block acts as the crest of the saddle.

Look at the way the string is mounted underneath the traverse screw, not above or to the side like on a more "normal" bridge-

If it 'may have been' a Seymour Duncan product... (which I'm guessing as doubtful) you could contact Evan Skopp at SD, he's a good dude and would probably look into that for you.
 
#8
RandomHandle said:
Dude, you rock ! :bassist:

Have you used one ? Ive never seen another.

much obliged ! thanks :)
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Yes, I had a full DiMarzio bass years back (circa 84 or so). I think the only non-DiMarzio parts were the Schaller pegs. I traded that bass to get a different bass. DiMarzio had a full line of replacement parts back then. I believe that their necks and bodies were actually made by Chandler, but not 100% sure on that.

Every so often those pop up on ebay. There is one currently listed, but the seller doesn't know what he has:
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Most every one of these that I see listed the seller does not know what brand it is, or they list them as Gotoh or some other brand. The sellers that do know usually have prices over 50 bucks. They are good bridges, just a little unusual.
 
#9
Yep, it's a DiMarzio. I presently have two. One just like this and one of the massively huge ones that has a much larger and heavier plate that's going on my next project.

Now I just need to get my hands on one of the Fender Claw bridges and my 70's brass bridge collection will be complete.
 
#12
RedemptionBass said:
Yep, it's a DiMarzio. I presently have two. One just like this and one of the massively huge ones that has a much larger and heavier plate that's going on my next project.

Now I just need to get my hands on one of the Fender Claw bridges and my 70's brass bridge collection will be complete.
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Fender Claw Bridge? Don't recall that one. Do you have a pic you could post? I have a P-Bass Special brdige on a Wamoth and an Elite fine tuning bridge awaiting a body and neck. Pics below:

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#13
lowbass68 said:
Yes, I had a full DiMarzio bass years back (circa 84 or so)..... They are good bridges, just a little unusual.
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KEWL !

Ive always liked it.
as 13 yr old i just thought it cool.
As i aged i realized it was actually one heckuva bridge,
but then started wondering why no one knew what it was.

the only problem ive ever had with it is that once every blue moon, a small burr will develop near the exit point of the E saddle.(last time was like 6 years ago to give some idea of how infrequent this actually is). I was maybe 15 the first time this happened and i busted 3 E's in 3 days and was REALLY weirded out cuz i had nary a clue. LOL. one E lasted all of 20 minutes. store/ repair guy was understandably gruff cuz i had been biaching bout defective strings.
oops:o lesson learned ;)

30 seconds or so with very very light sand paper taped to a q tip or toothpick takes care of it.

ever have that happen ?
 
#15
RandomHandle said:
KEWL !

Ive always liked it.
as 13 yr old i just thought it cool.
As i aged i realized it was actually one heckuva bridge,
but then started wondering why no one knew what it was.

the only problem ive ever had with it is that once every blue moon, a small burr will develop near the exit point of the E saddle.(last time was like 6 years ago to give some idea of how infrequent this actually is). I was maybe 15 the first time this happened and i busted 3 E's in 3 days and was REALLY weirded out cuz i had nary a clue. LOL. one E lasted all of 20 minutes. store/ repair guy was understandably gruff cuz i had been biaching bout defective strings.
oops:o lesson learned ;)

30 seconds or so with very very light sand paper taped to a q tip or toothpick takes care of it.

ever have that happen ?
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Don't recall that ever happening on that particular bridge, but I only had that bass for 2 or 3 years though.
 

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