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Well, I think my Aria Herb Ellis TP looks as good... and its tailpiece is free with the git :-)
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05-01-2021 04:40 PM
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C74, hahaa.
The repurposed ABR1 bridge helped a little, but I couldn’t imagine attaching stuff to my guitar. I won’t be modding this guitar past that!
Soon I won’t need to worry about how long my beater sustains..
And I really shouldn’t compare the sound of a $700 guitar to a $3500 or even $6500 guitar. That’s not fair.
Sorry to nit-pick over such trivial stuff. And C74, thanks for the ideas!
You are a good dude. Always.
JD
Originally Posted by citizenk74
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Things ain't what they used to be....
I got mine for my '1940 L5N for around 900 $, three years ago...It was initially mounted with an Ibanez tailpiece copy. This isn't the same mass of metal and this old lady deserved the real thing.
There is also this one:
Gibson Vintage L-5 Tailpiece Fluako Johnny Smith | eBay
If I am correct, this is the prewar model. Even more difficult to find...
Best.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Originally Posted by zdub
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Per Gibson the ONLY way to get a replacement L5 tailpiece is to send your L5 to their repair and restoration shop.
If you are the original owner of a L5 you used to be able to send them your tailpiece and they would replace it. No longer the case. You must now send the entire guitar.
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What Stringswinger and Vinny1k said
you couldn’t offer me enough money for my spare
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The parts are worth more than the whole. Always the case. Strip you original Dangelico NY and sell the tailpiece, the machine heads. the lifton case, original Dearmond 1100, and possible you could get a $3000 or more? Your Super 400 same thing.
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Originally Posted by deacon Mark
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Originally Posted by zdub
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Originally Posted by zdub
Last edited by Hammertone; 05-04-2021 at 03:09 PM.
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One thing I always respected about Westerly Guild. If you needed a new tailpiece or pickguard they would sell you one.
No way from Gibson.
Gibson has never been customer focused....well at least in my life.
Years ago I bought a new Guild X-150. The neck developed a tail rise after a couple years. They sent me a brand new guitar no questions asked. Hand picked too as the new one had monster flame.
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I remember when my Gibson Johnny Smith was stolen in Nashville in the seventies because my" neighbors" noticed that I came in and out several times a day with a guitar case. The awesome NV police detectives found it in a pawn shop about a week later and returned it! Evidently thieves thought my name was Johnny Smith and tore that part off the tailpiece. The dealer I originally bought it from wanted full retail as usual of 60$. There was a guitar repair school in Spring Hill,Tn. who didnt want to overcharge me and let me have it at for 30$. They also stole my serial number 2 Tom Holmes Lenny Breau guitar. But I taught in the store I had ordered it in Green Hills Hillsboro Village Cotton Music,and was there when he came in to sell it! Fate was on my side that time. The amount of evil greed in the modern world of guitar astounds and sickens me big time.
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That episode reminded me of a funny story. I grew up on mainly Gibson guitars and in my late twenties had hardly ever played a strat. Cotton Music had a new 50th anniversary silver one so I picked it up and plugged it in. The vibrato arm was really interesting to me but I had no experience with one whatsoever! I was doing mainly very,very non-musical dive-bombs and crazy sound effects with it. I didnt think I was bothering anyone but there was an older couple in the store. I went on and on for several minutes not really aware someone might be listening.Wang Wang Wang!!! All of a sudden Richard Cotton the owner and Lenny Breau sideman and caretaker says "Steve Ild like you to meet Chet Atkins!!!
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Originally Posted by Fred Archtop
This is probably a one off/experiment from postwar Gibson judging by the engraving.
You're correct in noting that large hinged modern L-5 tp's were in use in the later 30s for a few yrs (slightly different design) but once 1940 hit you basically have the same t.p. today save for the engraving pattern and varitone.
The hinge and the additional holes drilled in the mounting plate of this example aren't standard and no evidence of varitone/top crusher. Interesting but likely some sort of experimental/custom postwar tp.Last edited by wintermoon; 05-05-2021 at 04:03 AM.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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I just put this together this morning:
I know it's not accurate, but it was quick and easy. I'm working on a cheap guitar that i bought for some Charlie Christian stuff. I thought a super 400 style TP might Look nice, so i just wanted to try this.
I just cut the Design out of some sheet metal which i wrapped around a Standard trapeze TP. Had it done in about 20 minutes and I think it doesn't Look that bad.
Might put it on the guitar with the next String change
Paul
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I've been wondering for a few years who made this one. It's quite old and quite gorgeous, obviously inspired by the original S-400 tailpiece. It might be an original from John Abbott Sr. in England (since it is installed on a guitar that I believe was built by John Abbott Sr.), which would place it in the late 1930s. If anyone has seen anything like it...
Last edited by Hammertone; 05-05-2021 at 03:54 PM.
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Very Stromberg like Hammer
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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