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Fompsweeva
Username: Fompsweeva

Registered: 01-2006
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 6:42 am:   

I was browsing TOM bridges to replace for another guitar, and found this:

http://www.allparts.com/shopimages/GB_0510-002.jpg

Do you think that would fit well/look good as a Gibraltar 1 replacement? It's pretty expensive at $50, so you'd hope the quality is reflected by the price.

I'm in Australia so I don't want to order it only to find it's incorrect for the job. It's marketed as an "SG bridge".

Obviously I'd have to get a brass tone block made to fit this.

Cheers
-Mike
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Strings
Username: Strings

Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 9:57 am:   

'Cuz it IS an SG bridge.

I doubt it would fit a a straight replacement. But, if you are custom making a block, than you might be able to make it work.

$50 new is cheap compared to what you would pay for a used Gibraltar I on eBay
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 10:54 am:   

Fompsweeva:

You need to check the specs for the distance between the post holes and the diameter of the holes.
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Fompsweeva
Username: Fompsweeva

Registered: 01-2006
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 4:44 pm:   

My artist doesn't actually have an original tone block, the previous owner has put a bit of wood in there. So I'm going to get one made.
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Johns
Username: Johns

Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 4:58 pm:   

Fompsweeva:

Sounds like you are trying to restore your guitar, but there's a lot of undoing to accomplish first. If you are going to do it right, have you looked for a complete sustan block and Gibraltar I replacement?

The SG type bridge (sans sustain block) would be correct for a late '76 to mid '77 Artist. But that doesn't sound like the years for your Artist.

Can you post some closeup pictures of what your current setup looks like?
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Fompsweeva
Username: Fompsweeva

Registered: 01-2006
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 5:05 pm:   

http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi

There are some pics in this thread. The sustain block has been replaced with a wooden block painted black with a schaller roller bridge (Chrome...yuck)

I have tried looking for a gibraltar and block, but unfortunately haven't come up with anything.

Thanks :-)
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Fompsweeva
Username: Fompsweeva

Registered: 01-2006
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 5:06 pm:   

Sorry... wrong URL

http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/discus/messages/12/14214.html?1141911523
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Snowjays
Username: Snowjays

Registered: 09-2004
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 5:33 pm:   

Fompsweeva,

Yes, the SG bridge is interchangeable with the Ibanez bridge IF you have that particular type on your guitar.
I bridge on my '73 SG is the exact dimensions for the bridge on my 2451.
But yours is a '79 Artist which is wider across the bridge.
My AR500 '81, is 2.5mm wider at the poles and across the strings than the SG.

Tom. (Brisbane)
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Overdriver
Username: Overdriver

Registered: 12-2005
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 5:56 pm:   

Time for Ibanez to reissue parts for the classic '70s Artists.
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Fox
Username: Fox

Registered: 02-2003
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 6:52 pm:   

All in all, there seems to be at least two kinds of bridges for the "first Artists", large "G" Nashville or "soap-bar"bridge, as pictured, that was also used on multitude of Kalamazoo-made guitars, plus narrower "LP" bridge. I�m restoring a quite fine 2617 Artist, unfortunately the hardware and pickups have gone missing during the years, and I am having quite a hard time trying to find replacements. Fortunately it does not have the sustain block..being 1976-model.. :-)
I support most strongly Overdrivers comment above! Besides, Ibanez book declares that a multitude of Gibraltar I-bridges were made in the nineties, I was wondering where they are now.. Also needed are the rubber "grommets" for pickup selector switch.. pearloid button tuners... (or at least two) etc.
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Fompsweeva
Username: Fompsweeva

Registered: 01-2006
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 7:04 pm:   

Parts are a pain. I've got some tuners on the way. I missed out on some super 80's by a few bucks on ebay... but they seem to be more common than general parts.

I need to get a tone block made, so I'm thinking about just going with the gold version of the schaller roller bridge and getting a sustain block made for that... the only problem is it'll look so 'new' against all the aged gold hardware.

Truss rod covers are hard to find. I'm thinking about getting one of these made, too.

Once the pups, the truss rod cover and a solution for the bridge is found, the guitar is pretty damn close to original. Maybe some suregrip knobs would polish her off nicely. :-)
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Fox
Username: Fox

Registered: 02-2003
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 7:20 pm:   

Fompsweeva, I have had one engraver to make those truss covers.. as good as any, if you can find 2-ply B/W plastic.. Schaller roller bridge? You must have the brass sustain block drilled for standard 5-mm posts, not for those large Gibraltar posts..:-)
Knobs are always "in great demand" and would it be nice if someone could get those rubber "inserts"..
btw. what kind of tree is "coolibah tree"??
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Bluesmeister
Username: Bluesmeister

Registered: 05-2004
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 11:13 pm:   

btw. what kind of tree is "coolibah tree"??
It's one with a jolly swagman sitting in its shade...

http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Myrtaceae/Eucalyptus_microtheca.html

This tall tree, featured in the song, "Waltzing Matilda", produces one of the hardest and strongest timbers in the world. The wood is, however, difficult to work because of the interlocking grain.
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Fox
Username: Fox

Registered: 02-2003
Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 3:51 am:   

Blues, thank you for the info, and sorry for this "off-topic.." :-)Have a nice week-end, all you fellow Ibanezers!
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Overdriver
Username: Overdriver

Registered: 12-2005
Posted on Friday, March 17, 2006 - 2:48 pm:   

The way I've overcome the bridge problem is to simply drill out the holes in a Nashville style bridge so that they fit the Gibraltar posts. I have the sustain blocks on my 2618 and 2619 but I'd like to get new Gibraltar I posts and bridges.
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Bluesmeister
Username: Bluesmeister

Registered: 05-2004
Posted on Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 1:24 am:   

Fox: No problem, the term 'jolly' in that context doesn't mean happy, it's a mild expletive as in 'damned'. Ex: "I can't get this jolly thing to work properly..."

A swagman was an intinerant worker wandering around farms doing odd jobs. Swag refers to a rolled up sleeping bag or blanket tied to a rucksack. As for 'Waltzing Matilda', the meaning of that is lost in the mists of time.

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