Bigsby stringing?

epitreture · Post by **epitreture** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:04 pm

This doesn't look right. Don't the strings go under the roller bar before they're put on the back part? http://cgi.ebay.com/2002-Lefty-Left-Handed-Rickenbacker-350V63-in-Fireglo_W0QQitemZ200103561615QQihZ010QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:16 pm

I wonder if that's why he's selling it..."the d****d strings keep popping out of their slots..."

Oh, well, left-handed people are weird...

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:47 pm

LOL! I took my JG c58 to a little mom&pop to have him install my Bigsby. The guy's really nice, just a little music shop geared towards kid's band instruments, etc.

He did a great job on the Bigsby, but restrung just like the pics. Got it home and I thought WTHeck?? Then it hit me...

Bill

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:02 pm

Hey! watch what you say about lefties! I'm an undercover lefty playing right handed instruments, keeping an eye on you guys!

janglerocker · Post by **janglerocker** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:02 pm

Same here playing righty but everything else lefty since day one. The only guitar offered back in 4th grade was a righty so that's what I learned. Still remember 1st grade catholic school and getting some not so nice looks from the nuns for making the sign of the cross with my left hand!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:19 pm

Nicolas, is that the left eye or right eye that you're keeping on us?

The wrong way:

The right way:

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:36 am

Exactly, and therein lies the problem with putting the bigsby on the 350v63: the string needs to make such a sharp turn upward on the v63, unlike the lower pix of a (I'm guessing) 325.

Dont worry, there is nothing wrong with that ebay seller that cant be fixed with some prozac and a polo mallet..... [credit: Woody Allen]

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:28 pm

The seller sent me this note:

"Yes, the Bigsby has the strings going over the roller bar instead of under. This is due to the short distance between roller bar and bridge- after discussing the matter with my luthier, we decided to leave it as is. It remains in tune, so I had no objection leaving it this way. I had toyed with the notion of putting a Ric trapeze tailpiece on the guitar, but the weight of the Bigsby seems to add to the sustain of the instrument, at least as far as I can tell. Thanks for your comments."

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:16 am

"...but the weight of the Bigsby seems to add to the sustain of the instrument,.."

Maybe, but I bet those open screw holes left over from the Bigsby would help increase the Ric jangle....

;D