TL-1TB Build

[Pendragon]

Another part has shown up, a common issue with bigsby style trem is tuning stability so has sourced a roll-a-matic bridge. Fortunately with the relocation of the bridge back to suit the scale length new holes have to be drill as the new bridge has smaller posts.

[Simon Barden]

Another part has shown up, a common issue with bigsby style trem is tuning stability so has sourced a roll-a-matic bridge. Fortunately with the relocation of the bridge back to suit the scale length new holes have to be drill as the new bridge has smaller posts.

It’s easier to find the correct bridge position if you can string it up first, and run the strings over the bridge to check the alignment fown the neck. With a Bigsby instead of a stop tailpiece, that’s not so easy, but to hold the strings behind the bridge, I’ve seen people use a cheap trapeze tailpiece simply fixed to the rear strap button position, with the bridge raised up to a fretboard-clearing height on a suitable thickness of cardboard. You still need to get the bridge angle correct, but you can certainly mark the side-to-side position with ease, rather than try and work out a centreline.