Possible Hagstrom vibrato replacement

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For the haters. But seriously, this looks like it might drop in, with a little bit of woodworking.

WILKINSON WIGSBY VIBRATO TAILPIECE Adjustable tension, Super solid! Gold | Reverb

The tremolo has never been installed.String space:10.3mmThe tremolo body size as below:Length:150mm(5.91"),Width:80mm(3.15")The tremolo back is not flat,and you need to make the cavity on your guitar body to fit it, and the cavity size required is approximately Width:55mm(2.56"),Height...

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[GAD]

My mother always said if I didn't have anything nice to say to keep quiet... but I can't.

"Drop-in" and "with a little bit of woodworking" don't really go together...

Also I'd rather go without than mount this thing on my guitar. Holy moly that's a monstrous solution.






Here's one installed on a guitar from this Reverb ad:



All that hardware on top and I still have to route? Yeesh.


I guess I'm a double-hater.

 

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"Drop-in" and "with a little bit of woodworking" don't really go together...


You know I'm out of my mind, right?

 

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[GGJaguar]

The handle on that looks like a knife. One false move and you put it through the palm of your hand when reaching for it.

 

[Guildedagain]

Townshend had one go though his hand. It might be safer to tilt at windmills than it is to windmill with a whammy bar, apparently.

 

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So, we are in agreement that the Mosby (which I did not know about) is the better lowcost solution?

 

[fronobulax]

Mosby

Mosby. Crossed the Rainbow Bridge about 14 years ago.

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