Delberthot Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Without having to go down the route of buying a Kahler, are there any affordable 5 string bridges that'll do 15mm string spacing or near? best I can find is 16mm but I'd rather get 15mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Get the individual bridge piece ones. I got some cheap ones on ebay, they are fine, although I drilled them for through-stringing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 I thought they only squashed together close enough for 16mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) ETS will make a 15 mm spacing I have several headless sets in that size. Not cheap though and would need to be ordered as it is a custom size. Edited October 18, 2010 by skelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Most monorail designs will only go down to 16/16.5mm spacing. I [i]think[/i] the Warwick style (2-piece) units will do the same. I've got a Kahler (2400?) on my Vigier. It's a royal bugger to do the intonation, and as Ped will tell you, the action adjustment is adjusted in half-turn increments of the saddles. That was too coarse an adjustment for him, but I found it fine. Beyond that, they're excellent but pricey! I really don't know how tight the Kahlers will go, but I'd guess at 15mm or even tighter, due to the shape of the rail pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 15mm and 5 string, I like your thinking Batman As Alan said, a custom order from ETS. My new Gallus will have one and if Alan has to order any more I suspect he could be persuaded to add one to the list. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='992121' date='Oct 18 2010, 12:25 PM']Most monorail designs will only go down to 16/16.5mm spacing. I [i]think[/i] the Warwick style (2-piece) units will do the same. I've got a Kahler (2400?) on my Vigier. It's a royal bugger to do the intonation, and as Ped will tell you, the action adjustment is adjusted in half-turn increments of the saddles. That was too coarse an adjustment for him, but I found it fine. Beyond that, they're excellent but pricey! I really don't know how tight the Kahlers will go, but I'd guess at 15mm or even tighter, due to the shape of the rail pieces.[/quote] It was a Kahler I used the last time I did one of these so I know exactly how horrible they are to adjust and tighten up without them falling apart in your hands. Aha, found one and not as expensive as I thought it would be [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-KAHLER-USA-Hybrid-7450-5-String-Bass-Bridge-CHROME-/300445230378?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item45f3ee652a"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-KAHLER-USA-Hybri...=item45f3ee652a[/url] Just contacted the seller to double check that it will go down to 15mm but should as it looks to be the same model I used the last time Edited October 18, 2010 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Won't a Schaller 3D V go down to 15mm then? G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I thought the OLP Stingray 5 clone was about 15mm. Much narrower than the genuine article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='991873' date='Oct 18 2010, 01:11 AM']I thought they only squashed together close enough for 16mm[/quote] Won't take much belt sander action to fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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