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Location: Edinburgh | Would anyone know where I could get a trapeze for a 68 thunderhead- with or without vibrato/tremelo
Thanks
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Location: Scotland | You'll struggle to find an original, but a generic trapeze tailpiece will work just fine. Stew-mac, AllParts and others have them. Bigsby vibratos will work too, I have one on mine. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I could also use an original trapeze tailpiece replacement. Mine appears to have been replaced some time ago and it looks and works fine, but it would be good to have an original. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | If anybody would have one it would be Miles....maybe Samova. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Boy, haven't heard from Sam in a while. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The originals were made by Schaller. Good luck finding one. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | I have a chrome one off my Tornado that's your's if you want it...the Bigsby is never coming off :)
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Location: Scotland | Now I come to think of it, I replaced the Trapeze on my T-head with a Bigsby so I either have the original lying around in a parts bin, or I gave it to Witko. Can't remember. Dave? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Day-um Tim,
The binding doesn't even look aged SWEET!
Oh how I love the 33x bodies!  |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | That is the newest looking almost 40 year old storm you'll every come across.
Tupp hooked me up real good :D
You can see more here Tornado - Nutmeg
and fitted with the Bigsby
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Location: Jet City | wish mine looked that good! |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Wow - I have to polish my bigsby!
If I can ever get the photography thing down I have to get some good pics of my Thunderhead and Tornado. The T-Head came from Miles, so you know it's top notch and the Tornado was an absolute find on Craigslist. |
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Location: NJ | ". . I have to polish my bigsby! . ."
Now, THERE's a "euphemism" if EVER I've heard one! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | The originals had three horzontal indentation stripes running across the bridge plate. The more typical trapeze tail piece available on-line has a diamond pattern. If anybody has the stiped version, I'll gladly pay you for it plus shipping. I can have it replated to match the guitar here in town. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | ....alas, mine has the diamond.... |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by cliff:
". . I have to polish my bigsby! . ."
Now, THERE's a "euphemism" if EVER I've heard one! I may have to copyright that one...
Prof - I might have what you're looking for. I'll check tomorrow. If I do, it's the chrome version, not the gold. The guy I bought the Tornado from replaced it with the Bigsby and sent the one he took off. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | OOOOOOOH! ... That IS sweet! I am beginning to to feel a BAD case of GAS coming on. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | What's the going price range for an excellent to pristine Thunderhead with tremelo? |
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68 Ovation Thunderhead