Hello all. This is my first post to the forum. I bought a 70's Les Paul today with an unusual bridge. It's a Schaller 456 wraparound bridge with fine tuners. I pulled it off with the intention of replacing it with a standard tune-o-matic. Here's the unusual part...the bridge has studs and inserts that are spaced for a wraparound tailpiece, but there's also studs and inserts for a standard tailpiece. These were clearly done at the factory. If the holes for a standard bridge were drilled (2-3/4" spacing) and then later spaced further apart to accommodate a wraparound bridge, I'd see evidence of previous holes and dowels (it's a translucent red finish). And if the tailpiece holes were drilled later, how did they mount a bridge on the wider (3-1/4") spacing? So here's my question to the group: If the Schaller was installed at the factory, why did they also drill for a standard tailpiece? Is there another type of bridge or vibrato that uses two sets of tailpiece spacing? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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