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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on May 21, 2016 at 1:27pm

hummm..  how energetic  do  ya  feel  ? 

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Permalink Reply by sparky37 on May 22, 2016 at 5:20pm

Now that’s the way to show off. Wow love those pickups!

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on May 22, 2016 at 5:30pm

farmer ted  gifted  me those  pups ,,  i  built  the guit around  them to  match  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on May 22, 2016 at 5:35pm

That bridge is great, that's a cool git.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on May 22, 2016 at 7:13pm

cheers  rick  . wish i coulda  found a wooden spring  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Foreman on May 23, 2016 at 5:54am

That's schweet!  I could probably pull that off - what kind of wood did you use on the bridge and trem?  That is one cool looking axe, brother!  B-)

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on May 23, 2016 at 6:17am

oak arm  and  sides and   not  sure  on the dowel  .  but   under that  lower  dowel  , i  have a metal  rod   for support  , otherwise   the tension would rip  that dowel    right  outta there  .  this  type   of  trem  was a  bit of a  pain in the ass  ,  so  .. be  warned  ,  you  may   want  an  easier solution  if  just  starting   out   . 

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Foreman on May 23, 2016 at 9:06am

I am indeed just starting out but I have mad skills when it comes to engineering wood.  Thanks for the insight - I have one question:  How does the lower arm (the one supported with steel rod) attach?  It appears from the picture that the wood cover rests on top of the sides - so does the metal rod run through holes in the side pieces?  I can't figure how it is fixed on there.  As far as measurements go, I have a friend with several Gretsch guitars and Bigsby trems to put a dial caliper to.  I like your idea and I think I might imitate your work.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on May 23, 2016 at 9:49am

you   got  it  . the wood dowel   is just  glued  ontop  to   hide the  bar  under  it  which is  as  you said run through the side holes  ;-) it hides  the front screws too  (somewhat  )  ;-)

another  tip  .   - rub regular  pam cooking  spray on  the top  dowel  ends  for  less friction  . 

also  .  as per  size    , to  give  you an idea  . i   used  an oak cbg fretboard to  cut out  the sides and  the  bar  . 

you are welcome to  copy / imitate  it  .  its not  part of my   swamp witch guitar  line  , so  have at  it  ;-)

 

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Foreman on May 23, 2016 at 11:07am

Shoot - I forgot to ask about the spring - is it the same part used on the mass-produced Bigsbys?  Thanks again, brother!

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on May 23, 2016 at 11:21am

teisco  replacement spring off ebay  actually  ,  but the  bigsby  spring  should  work  too  . 

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Permalink Reply by sparky37 on May 22, 2016 at 5:18pm

You could go to tail piece and a floating bridge instead. You can use any string spacing between between bridge and nut. How about a five string?

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