Specs on the FS-1 Bridge for Upgrading?

What's crazy is on two different site's i'm getting two different widths in the specs.

Stratosphere has "Post to Post Spacing: 74mm"
BYO Guiar has "Post to Post Spacing = 73.75mm"

Google conversion of 2 7/8 = 73.025

I took the bridge up to my local shop and the guy who's been doing work for almost 30 years, said it looked a little small to him, also checked his AllParts reference and was a little baffled. He was saying just under 2 7/8 with his measurements as well.

So maddening.

I'd still triple check, like I said before I have kit bridges that do not fit into older kits, they are definitely narrower. I have a set of inserts which I filed the grooves off so that they are a drop in fit in the holes and some of the more recent bridges defiantly don't fit and visa-versa. My last build required opening the post holes a fraction to get a roller bridge to fit which had standard 74mm spacing.

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Originally Posted by Dedman

I'd still triple check, like I said before I have kit bridges that do not fit into older kits, they are definitely narrower. I have a set of inserts which I filed the grooves off so that they are a drop in fit in the holes and some of the more recent bridges defiantly don't fit and visa-versa. My last build required opening the post holes a fraction to get a roller bridge to fit which had standard 74mm spacing.

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What roller bridge did you use? Curious, because in the future I'm thinking about going with a Les Trem II.

This is the bridge I'm using on my FS kit.
Attachment 26760
I've used plastic tubing to hold the posts in place instead of knocking the bushes in, not done with clear coats yet.
Attachment 26761
The post spacing is 74mm and dropped straight in, although this kit is 18 months old and post spacing may have changed as Dedman has suggested.

Grant

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Originally Posted by neverwas

This is the bridge I'm using on my FS kit.
Attachment 26760
I've used plastic tubing to hold the posts in place instead of knocking the bushes in, not done with clear coats yet.
Attachment 26761
The post spacing is 74mm and dropped straight in, although this kit is 18 months old and post spacing may have changed as Dedman has suggested.

Grant

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Yeah mine was part of the Christmas batch from this past year, so the newer. Though I just went and took my caliper, set it at 74mm, seems wider than the centers of the posts setting in the bridge, but don't look as far off if i just try and center in the post holes on the body.

I've used both Wilkinson and GFS ones. both work fine. You wont be sorry if you get a Les Trem, they are the best trem I've ever used, really nice light action, no fiddly stuff involved in re-stringing, and it stays in tune.

One thing to consider is that the PBG kits now come from four different factories, and there's no guarantee that all the factories use the same hardware suppliers and so some hardware (and thus the guitars) may have slightly different bridge post hole spacing.

good point Simon

It would be nice if Adam could get them to standardize, as it makes upgrading so much easier.