New Wilkinson Vintage Style Trem
Anybody see these yet? Appears to be a bridge improving on the vintage design, but with vintage looks. A new alternative to Callaham, perhaps?Push-in arm2 1/8" string spacing (narrower than vintage,...
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Quote:For the USACG Mary Kaye replica I have planned, I was going to simply push a tip on as well. I ordered the 5+1 vintage-looking model in gold with a steel block. The arm that comes with it has...
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I bought a vintage styled Wilkinson off ebay, but they screwed the shipping up and ended up sending me the wrong bridge. I suspected that was going to happen anyway, as they had none left on their...
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I'm fairly certain I got my Wilky from them ... with no problems at all.Go figure!
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So the bar in yours doesn't fit too tightly? I measured the arm with a pair of calipers, and it came out to 0.198 diameter. I used a set of pin gages to measure the hole in the block and it came out...
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Why not thin out the end of the bar? Blah Blah Woof Woof -Jimi Hendrix
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The reason I am considering the enlarging the hole in the versus grinding down the arm is because I measured my other Wilkinson trem arm, and it measures the same as the new one, so I know the issue...
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... not to mention how much easier it is to enlarge a hole versus adequately "thinning down" a bent piece of metal! Enlarging the block makes perfect sense.
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I took it apart this morning. There is a black nylon bushing in the hole. At the very top of the bushing, it has a slot cut into it. The slot is aligned perpendicular to the allen tension adjust screw...
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Rework done. Drilled the bushing out on a lathe using a 0.201 drill bit. Reassembled the bridge and the bushing required the tension set screw to be turned in about a half turn to take all the slack...
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I thought about replacing the Callaham Vintage bridge with the Wilky 5+1 unit with steel block.Tha main reason are pitch problems, and also since the Callaham trem doesn't accept bullet end strings -...
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That's the 'vintage correct' model. You want one that specifically says 5 + 1, steel block. It will have the 2 1/8" string spacing.
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Thanks man.Didn't know there was also a 'vintage correct' version.I tell ya, the marketing-strategies of Wilkinson are quite confusing... that and the fact that there doesn't seem to be an official...
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If you go to FretKing.com, then go to the 'Bitz' section, they have some official Wilkinson parts listed there. They don't list any of the Korean made stuff however. Wilkinson is making the Fret King...
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Allright. Sorry to be a pain in the butt, but this Wilkinson trem stuff is really confusing!I figured I really want the Vintage-like Wilkinson model with the 5+1 pattern, the 2 1/8" string spacing...
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It was mentioned earlier (way back, lol) that there is a Mighty Might version as well that's cheaper. The actual Wilkinson can be bought from WD Music and Allparts, though I have no clue where it's...
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Great thread everyone. Well done!I'd just like to clear up one thing - what fits a MIM?Is there only the VSVG 5+1, or is there something else?Thanks.
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> "I'd just like to clear up one thing - what fits a MIM?"That's a good question. The MIM Std bridges are vintage-*style* but modern-spacing, so a bridge designed to retrofit a vintage six-screw...
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Anyone with MIM info?Just a simple answer please, don't want to get off topic!
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