grinding a callaham bridge to fit a filtetron?

[bionic]

The Savales bridge from TV Jones looks a bit iffy with the six saddles and was looking for something with the three brass saddles. Could I get a machine shop to grind out a hole to fit a filtertron or will the screws that hold the bridge pick up still leave a hole?

[Kingbeegtrs]

The Savales bridge from TV Jones looks a bit iffy with the six saddles and was looking for something with the three brass saddles. Could I get a machine shop to grind out a hole to fit a filtertron or will the screws that hold the bridge pick up still leave a hole?


could you just cut it in half with a hacksaw and mount the pickup directly to the body? Like the GE Smith Telecaster

[sysexguy]

glendale now sells a cutoff tele bridge (under strat parts)

Andy

[bionic]

I think the existing route for the bridge pick up might be too wide to fit a Filterton so I might need a bridge plate to cover that up.

[Boris Bubbanov]

I think the existing route for the bridge pick up might be too wide to fit a Filterton so I might need a bridge plate to cover that up.


Yes, true.


But don't tear up that perfect Callaham, it would never survive the procedure. Do this:

http://www.tvjones.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=02-011-0100

[bionic]

Yes, true.


But don't tear up that perfect Callaham, it would never survive the procedure. Do this:

http://www.tvjones.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=02-011-0100
That was my original plan but I really wanted to avoid the six strat saddle thing

[zombiwoof]

I think the existing route for the bridge pick up might be too wide to fit a Filterton so I might need a bridge plate to cover that up.

Maybe one of these with the Glendale bridge mentioned above would work:

http://cgi.ebay.com/GENUINE-GRETSCH-SILVER-PICKUP-MOUNTING-RING-NEW_W0QQitemZ310093937776QQihZ021QQcategoryZ47076Q QcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

They have them in three finishes on this page, way down the page under "Gretsch Parts" - "Pickups":

http://home.insightbb.com/~blackriderguitars/parts.html (http://home.insightbb.com/%7Eblackriderguitars/parts.html)

Or is the route too wide for the mounting plate, too?

Al