Monorail tuner bridges

[Alien]

I'm trying to find some Steinberger-style tuning bridges, but in a monorail format. I know they exist but I'll be damned if I can find them anywhere.

I've tried all the usual suspects, Allparts, StewMac etc. as well as makers websites, Schaller, Wilkinson, Gotoh and the like, but no joy.

Anyone got any idea who makes these? Pat on the back and a nice warm fuzzy feeling of having helped a fellow Basschatter to the first person that comes up with something.

A

[OutToPlayJazz]

In the first instance, you can buy monorails direct from [url="http://www.status-graphite.com"]www.status-graphite.com[/url]

They're also available at [url="http://www.ABM-mueller.com"]www.ABM-mueller.com[/url] & [url="http://www.allparts.com/ABM-Single-String-Bass-Bridge-p/bb-3501-010.htm"]http://www.allparts.com/ABM-Single-String-...bb-3501-010.htm[/url]

Edited May 15, 2010 by OutToPlayJazz

[Dood]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='838035' date='May 15 2010, 11:52 AM']In the first instance, you can buy monorails direct from [url="http://www.status-graphite.com"]www.status-graphite.com[/url]

They're also available at [url="http://www.ABM-mueller.com"]www.ABM-mueller.com[/url] & [url="http://www.allparts.com/ABM-Single-String-Bass-Bridge-p/bb-3501-010.htm"]http://www.allparts.com/ABM-Single-String-...bb-3501-010.htm[/url][/quote]


Beat me to it! The same three I thought of too!

[OutToPlayJazz]

[quote name='dood' post='838037' date='May 15 2010, 11:58 AM']Beat me to it! The same three I thought of too![/quote]

Hehe - DRAW, Dood!

[BigRedX]

[url="http://www.atlansia.jp/"]Atlansia[/url] make and sell them too. Go to the "Parts Shop" and the scroll about half way down to the Wilkinson/N. Hayashi Tailpiece/bridge with tuner.

[OutToPlayJazz]

That looks really good quality as well, BRX...

[BigRedX]

The one on my Atlansia Solitaire seems pretty good. The only thing I'm not keen on is the fact that you have to remove the string and make intonation adjustments by hand, but that seems to be common with all combination bridge tuner systems.

BTW is there any sonic advantage to not using the traditional screw and spring method for setting the intonation, as I've noticed that a lot of what could be considered "high end" bridge mechanisms use the manual method which to me seems too complicated and potentially not accurate enough.

[Alien]

Thanks for all the help guys. Didn't think of ABM, and couldn't for the life of me find them on the Allparts site.


[quote name='BigRedX' post='838173' date='May 15 2010, 02:53 PM']BTW is there any sonic advantage to not using the traditional screw and spring method for setting the intonation, as I've noticed that a lot of what could be considered "high end" bridge mechanisms use the manual method which to me seems too complicated and potentially not accurate enough.[/quote]

Tuning a headless involves pulling the string against the pull of a standard bridge. If the string bound up on the bridge saddle it'd move back and bang goes your intonation.

A

[Alien]

OUCH! Just looked at the prices - a single one of the ABMs would cost more than I paid for the bass I'm looking to chop. Looks like it's back to the drawing board.

A

[richrips]

$90 a hit?? My dog cost less than that!

[mitja]

does wilkinson  hayashi  monorail  bridge  uses  mounting  plate  ,,like  most  monorails  do ,,or set to  the wood direct as abm //that s why i loke abm  best  //wilkinson  is at momment  producing superclean  screw to wood direct  monorail bridge/tuner  monos for  solo guitar,,i  have asked and suppose we will  see them   in bass    dimension  too //they are   just  ,,that  is  it //  can  any  give  me  more  info  about this   wilk/hayashi   ,,they  just  look  damn   great / altho no  realistic advantage  over abm 

 

[Bassassin]

Hang on - I'll just pop back to May 2010 and find out.