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Now that's a thought....I really like my homebrew
brass saddles and I have a bud in Albany GA with a CNC
Machining center....maybe if enough of us wanted some
saddles, I could get him to write a program and knock
out some sets, any body interested?? old do it
yourself Katcher
--- Robb Lowe <> wrote:
> you guys talking about bridges and these prices...
> have any of you considered going to a
> local machine shop, and talking to the guys? They
> get off on milling metal like you do
> reverb, so a little side project to make a quick
> $25-50 on a piece of scrap metal (to them)
> is a walk in the park. Just give them an old block,
> tell them the mods you want, and come
> back in a week.
>
> Sometimes you'll find an old bored guy who yearns to
> get away from his CNC and back to the
> Bridgeport, and he'll do it for free. Offer him a
> case of beer or something, you never know
> till you ask, and asking is definitely free.
>
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On 11/7/05, John McCorvey <> wrote:
> Now that's a thought....I really like my homebrew
> brass saddles and I have a bud in Albany GA with a CNC
> Machining center....maybe if enough of us wanted some
> saddles, I could get him to write a program and knock
> out some sets, any body interested?? old do it
> yourself Katcher
Eddie...count me in for a set.
I've always meant to go try a local machine shop and see if they could
1) put threads on my trem arm, and 2) replace the collet with a
cylinder I could screw the arm into. I saw a Jazzmaster on Ebay once
where someone had this done. He said it took the guys at the machine
shop 20 minutes to do, and they were glad to do it in their spare
time, just like Robb mentioned.
BN
My dad was an old "Bridgeport" guy and I spent my highschool years
with the smell of cutting oil and freaking out that I'd sever a
finger and never play guitar again. When my dad got sick and
couldn't keep up with orders some of his friends at a local machine
shop helped out. Maybe I could dig some of these guys up. I also
may be able to find a few of the guys we sold his machines to. So
John if your thing falls through maybe I can help out, just an
option.
Bill Aqua
www.reluctantaquanauts.com
--- In , Brian Neal <bgneal@g...> wrote:
>
> On 11/7/05, John McCorvey <eddiekatcher@y...> wrote:
> > Now that's a thought....I really like my homebrew
> > brass saddles and I have a bud in Albany GA with a CNC
> > Machining center....maybe if enough of us wanted some
> > saddles, I could get him to write a program and knock
> > out some sets, any body interested?? old do it
> > yourself Katcher
>
> Eddie...count me in for a set.
>
> I've always meant to go try a local machine shop and see if they
could
> 1) put threads on my trem arm, and 2) replace the collet with a
> cylinder I could screw the arm into. I saw a Jazzmaster on Ebay
once
> where someone had this done. He said it took the guys at the
machine
> shop 20 minutes to do, and they were glad to do it in their spare
> time, just like Robb mentioned.
>
> BN
>
I could go for a set too - The ultimate twang saddles?
Chris
--- In , Brian Neal <bgneal@g...> wrote:
>
> On 11/7/05, John McCorvey <eddiekatcher@y...> wrote:
> > Now that's a thought....I really like my homebrew
> > brass saddles and I have a bud in Albany GA with a CNC
> > Machining center....maybe if enough of us wanted some
> > saddles, I could get him to write a program and knock
> > out some sets, any body interested?? old do it
> > yourself Katcher
>
> Eddie...count me in for a set.
>
> I've always meant to go try a local machine shop and see if they
could
> 1) put threads on my trem arm, and 2) replace the collet with a
> cylinder I could screw the arm into. I saw a Jazzmaster on Ebay
once
> where someone had this done. He said it took the guys at the
machine
> shop 20 minutes to do, and they were glad to do it in their spare
> time, just like Robb mentioned.
>
> BN
>
