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1982 Nashville kinda bridge?

Capt Brad

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I have a bridge like this one in photo. Has slotted stud holes to change angle? Is it Nashville?
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Big Al

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Hi, brother. That is a 3 point Tunamaic bridge. It was a great idea and works by allowing 3 different mounting points per side. This allows for precise angles of the bridge too aid intonation. The anchor points are underneath, on the bottom of the bridge.
 

Tom Wittrock

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The three point t-o-m I have is quite different than that. :hmm
[I'll try to get photos soon]
 

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I thought this was called a "harmonica" bridge. Used by Gibson in the 70s, and most Japanese copies from the 70s too.
 

Tom Wittrock

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I thought this was called a "harmonica" bridge. Used by Gibson in the 70s, and most Japanese copies from the 70s too.

Those are very differnt.
Put this into Google images: gibson harmonica bridge.
 

Big Al

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I never saw the type like Tom's. The one the OP posted is the same as the ones on the first ES335 Dot Neck reissues of the early eighties that I remember. We also sold them, along with the reissue bonnet knobs and Patent Applied For Humbuckers, (Shaw's), Crank Tuners and Gibson branded Schallers as add on parts at that time. I bet if you flip the op's over it will have the three point anchor.
 

Capt Brad

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Yours looks like a normal Nashville t-o-m in that one photo.
Please show a photo of the bottom. :)
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I never saw the type like Tom's. The one the OP posted is the same as the ones on the first ES335 Dot Neck reissues of the early eighties that I remember. We also sold them, along with the reissue bonnet knobs and Patent Applied For Humbuckers, (Shaw's), Crank Tuners and Gibson branded Schallers as add on parts at that time. I bet if you flip the op's over it will have the three point anchor.
This was on a 82 XRIII but a don't know if it was OE.
The photo of the standard is the only one I have seen like it. Its listed a 82 as well.
 

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This was on a 82 XRIII but a don't know if it was OE.
The photo of the standard is the only one I have seen like it. Its listed a 82 as well.

I don't remember Standards having that bridge in 82. I do remember it on the first Dot Neck 335's and I believe it was the first to have it. The angle adjustment thing was really cool, but the saddle adjustment wasn't and it was dropped on the Dot 335 sometime later in favor of the regular tunamatic. This was also the era of the fine-tune stop tailpiece, but neither was a stock option on Standards, although there was a Kahler option with a locking nut clamp.

It very well could be stock as things were crazy then, and non traditional models got them first. The XRIII would have been a likely candidate, but I never saw one on a Standard at that time. It is very possible that it was an in-house Dealer upgrade or a consumer add on as this was common then.
 

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I don't remember Standards having that bridge in 82. I do remember it on the first Dot Neck 335's and I believe it was the first to have it. The angle adjustment thing was really cool, but the saddle adjustment wasn't and it was dropped on the Dot 335 sometime later in favor of the regular tunamatic. This was also the era of the fine-tune stop tailpiece, but neither was a stock option on Standards, although there was a Kahler option with a locking nut clamp.

It very well could be stock as things were crazy then, and non traditional models got them first. The XRIII would have been a likely candidate, but I never saw one on a Standard at that time. It is very possible that it was an in-house Dealer upgrade or a consumer add on as this was common then.
This guitar had a replacement pick guard and poker chip. Very possible!
 

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I never saw the type like Tom's. The one the OP posted is the same as the ones on the first ES335 Dot Neck reissues of the early eighties that I remember. We also sold them, along with the reissue bonnet knobs and Patent Applied For Humbuckers, (Shaw's), Crank Tuners and Gibson branded Schallers as add on parts at that time. I bet if you flip the op's over it will have the three point anchor.

I now remember the type you are describing.
I guess I remember this one better as it is the only one in my parts drawer and probably been there 30 years. :ganz
 

Big Al

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Tom, I'm just going by memory and that was a while back. I cannot even remember the last time I saw one. I had forgotten about the saddle adjustment till I saw your photo's.
 

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I have one that came original on the Victory MV-X. Being the 80's and "dive bombs" were essential, it was quickly replaced with a Kaylor tremolo system. Glad I never had to mess with intonating the guitar with that bridge.
 
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