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Would this work?!?!

Discussion in 'Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]' started by Simon Martin, Apr 16, 2012.

  1. Apr 16, 2012 #1
    Simon Martin

    Simon Martin

    Mar 31, 2009
    I've managed to get all the ingridients to build myself a tasty looking Hofner 182 bass but cant find the alluminium floating bridge.
    I've found a few alternatvies of using a wooden one from a violin bass but then i ame across an image
    hofner182bridge002jpgef.jpg

    Someone had nocked one together using some nuts and bolts!!
    Would this ound like complete tat or is this guy a genius?

    Cheers,

    Simon:help:
     
  2. Apr 16, 2012 #2
    Rip Topaz

    Rip Topaz

    Aug 12, 2005
    Willow Street, PA
    That might actually work, but pretty low-tech. Wow.
     
  3. Apr 16, 2012 #3
    Simon Martin

    Simon Martin

    Mar 31, 2009
    Saves me 40 quid on a violin bass one though. Thank god for the internet! cheers for the reply.
     
  4. Apr 16, 2012 #4
    mech

    mech In Memoriam

    Jun 20, 2008
    Meridian, MS, USA
    Interesting.
    Besides not being able to set the intonation it should work just to get it playing. After you get the string spacing set lock the nuts together by tightening them toward each other at the same time. Otherwise they may vibrate apart. I'd do some file work to have equal contact points between the nuts and the string to prevent buzzzzzzes.

    mech
     
  5. Apr 16, 2012 #5
    bolophonic

    bolophonic

    Dec 10, 2009
    Durham, NC
    I love kludged fixes on pretty much anything. I might add a drop of loctite to each nut.
     
  6. Apr 16, 2012 #6
    Roger Ford

    Roger Ford

    Dec 31, 2008
    Benicia, CA. USA
    If you jamb those nuts together against the string, you will break the string or windings. I would just move the nuts close enough to guide the string, then back each nut off one turn to apply the locktite, then turn the nut back to where you had it originally. That way the locktite will penetrate the threads to hold it in place.