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Thread: Hi Guy , Does anyone recognise this bridge.

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    Overlord of Music kimball492's Avatar
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    Hi Guy , Does anyone recognise this bridge.

    Any one know what this is it looks like a Schaller bit can't find it on there page .its a beaut just wanted one for next project
    Thanks
    Kimball
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    Overlord of Music keloooe's Avatar
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    I.... Have never seen that before..... It is actually quite cool!

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    Looks space aged

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    Now I want to build a LP just so I can have one of those....

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    Brendan discovered this bridge on an Erlewine Lazer Guitar...

    There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....

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    Yeah anything that makes tuning and intonation easier has gotta be good looks nice too

    Thanks Stan much appreciated

    Kimball
    Last edited by kimball492; 21-06-2015 at 06:54 PM.

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    looks similar to the Schaller 456, or something Steinberger would make

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    Erlewine Lazer uses a Wine o Matic tuning bridge - headless guitar.

    here is some info from: http://uniqueguitar.blogspot.com.au/...l-guitars.html

    This is a cut and paste from that site:

    The Lazer

    I have often seen Johnny Winter photographed with an odd-looking guitar known as the Lazer guitar, which is created in the Steinberger style. Erlewine guitars also manufacture the Lazer.

    As with the Chiquita, it too was originally made by Hondo guitars of Japan through the mid 1980’s, but currently manufactured and available through Erlewine Guitars.

    The Lazer that Winters plays is a Hondo model.

    What makes this guitar unique is that it has a full size neck with 24 frets. The body size, shape and bridge mounted tuners contribute to making this a travel size instrument. The locking tuners are oversized with thumbscrew mechanisms at the distal end and it is known as a Wine-O-Matic bridge.

    Regular ball end strings can be used and locked into place on both ends to maintain tonality. The neck travels through the body for added sustain. The rosewood fretboard has white mother of pearl star position markers.

    This instrument is longer than the Chiquita, but still less than a meter being only 31 inches from the top to bottom. The scale is 25.5 inches, which is similar to a Stratocaster. This guitar has a single coil pickup in the neck position and a humbucker in the bridge position. There are only two controls; one for volume and one for pickup selection. It weighs in at around six pounds.

    Hondo discontinued both the Chiquita and the Lazer in 1985.

    They can be found on eBay and through personal ads for between $250-300.

    Erlewine Guitars continues to sell high quality hand-made versions of the Lazer and the Chiquita, but they are quite expensive, clocking in at over $600.

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    Yeah sadly I contacted Mark At Erlewine guitars they only supply the bridges attached to the guitars .
    Shame thanks anyway guys
    Kimball

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    Kimball492, That bridge was made by Schaller but is no longer available by them. It is the Wine-o-matic but Schaller knows it as the Jerry Freed bridge. That picture you posted is one of mine.

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