Harmonomatic Replacement Bridge

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Author Message Jorgen (Jorgen) Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 9:16 am:    Gibson used a bridgepiece on SG´s for example during the 70´s that looked very similar to the Harmonomatic bridge. Anyone know if it can be used as a "spare" on Ibanez guitars fitted with Harmonomatics?? Thought about this the other day, since old Ibanez replacement parts are relatively hard to come by. Regards Jörgen Spiro (Spiro) Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 6:01 pm:    The japanese Gotoh replacement fits but the gibson one doesnt.... Orval (Orval) Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 7:36 pm:    do you mean the harmonomatic that looks like this in gold nos for $125 Jorgen (Jorgen) Posted on Friday, January 18, 2002 - 6:54 am:    Thanks for the Gotoh tip Spiro. Yes, just that one Orval. Is it yours, and you want to sell it? Regards Jörgen Spiro (Spiro) Posted on Friday, January 18, 2002 - 10:09 am:    Identical but no Ibanez cardboard $80 USD Jorgen (Jorgen) Posted on Friday, January 18, 2002 - 12:42 pm:    Well, no cardboard is worth $45 USD for me... Spiro, I looked at the Gotoh website but I couldnt find the bridge pictured above though... What do they call their "Harmonomatic"? /Jörgen Orval (Orval) Posted on Friday, January 18, 2002 - 6:31 pm:    the cardboard is not worth $45 but the fact that there is also a poly overcovering that keeps the part free of "shelf scratches" and also keeps the parts in a controlled atmosphere that helps delay oxidation and the corrosion quite common on gold plated parts. a scratch free part is worth more than a scratched part. the original packaging assures that these are genuine ibanez parts, not a copy part that might not fit. it's your choice to decide the quality and originality that you want on your vintage ibanez guitar. Jorgen (Jorgen) Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 4:47 am:    I didnt mean to put you down Orval... But I dont doubt for a second that Gotoh makes good quality parts. It is a quality manufacturer, and for me...the only difference would be that "Ibanez" isnt ingraved underneath the bridge. My experience with Gotoh is that they make quality replacement parts... And in the end...I always keep my original parts. Fredb (Fredb) Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 2:32 pm:    Does anyone have a link (if there is one) to Gotoh's full parts catalog? Also, can you buy direct from them online? Any further info on looking up and/or ordering compatible replacement parts would be much appreciated. Thanks, Fred Spiro (Spiro) Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 9:52 pm:    http://www.hosco.co.jp this has the closest complete part listing Fredb (Fredb) Posted on Monday, January 21, 2002 - 4:25 pm:    Thanks, gotta say it looks like ordering would be tough though. Fred Spiro (Spiro) Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 2:52 am:    I would only use that as a guide.. In Australia. The distributors for gototh will order almost everything gotoh make... For some reason Gotoh parts in Australia are alot cheaper than they are in the US.. A replacement gotoh LP style bridge will set you bakc around $60 AUD thats $30 USD WD musicproducts sell the same bridge $50 USD go figure... for the harmonomatice nashville bridge listing go to: http://www.wdmusicproducts.com Fredb (Fredb) Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 - 11:08 am:    Hey that works, thanks Good to know if their Nashville wide bridge fits, the wide Gibson bridges aren't the same size as the ones on the earliest Artists. Fred Jorgen (Jorgen) Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 3:21 am:    Yes, its good to know where you can find good quality parts! You never know when they will come in handy... Jörgen Orval (Orval) Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 6:13 pm:    did anyone actually say whether the gibson harmonomatic replacement bridge fits on an ibanez guitar? Gitfiddle1 (Gitfiddle1) Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 6:52 pm:    Hey Gang, You might wanna browse these 2 sites (Allparts & WD Music). They've got buttloads of hardware. http://www.allparts.com/allparts/aplist.nsf/all/MainPage?Open http://www.wdmusic.com/ Cheers Steve Rabie4x4 (Rabie4x4) Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 9:12 pm:    Does anyone know of a site which can restore the gold plate on original hardware? Ray L. Jerryneves (Jerryneves) Posted on Friday, January 25, 2002 - 1:23 am:    I have had all the hardware on several of my guitars replated by Avenue Silver Plating in Redwood City, CA. The phone number is 650-369-5678 (ask for Les). The parts came out beautiful and I thought the price was reasonable. I dissassembled all parts completely prior to bringing to shop. Jerry

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