650c Bridges changed?

[jps]

That's it

[ken_j]

What is the screw on the side of the Schaller bridge for? A tremolo arm?

It is a cam lock that clamps the saddles together.

[clearblue]

What is the screw on the side of the Schaller bridge for? A tremolo arm?

It is a cam lock that clamps the saddles together.

Thanks And thank you to all who have contributed to this thread. It is greatly appreciated. I look forward to my new Mid Blue 650c with the Schaller bridge.

[squid]

Congrats! You're going to love it.

[jdogric12]

Will the ABM piezos (a la 380L PZ) be available again????

[hjarnett]

congrats dan you will love your 650c after i put a set of 11's flats on 650c afg its been my #1 player

[Darkhollow]

What is the screw on the side of the Schaller bridge for? A tremolo arm?

It is a cam lock that clamps the saddles together.

Thanks And thank you to all who have contributed to this thread. It is greatly appreciated. I look forward to my new Mid Blue 650c with the Schaller bridge.

Congrats on the new Geeter!! You pick this one off of Pick of the Rics?

As said, you will love it! I love my 650, and would never part with her.

[squid]

JDog: I'm afraid it looks like the 380L PZ bridge will never return. It was actually discontinued (if I remember rightly) by ABM prior to the death of Mr. Mueller. I believe this was a factor in RIC's decision to cease production of the 380L (in addition to slow sales). I don't know if anyone, including Schaller, manufactures anything comparable. I doubt it. It's a shame, because the 380L is a lovely player. Because it didn't have the vintage trappings, a lot of people clearly gave it a pass. I don't think the average RIC enthusiast really knew what they were missing.

[Darkhollow]

Actually I looked into an ABM bridge with Piezo saddles a while back and noticed that Schaller made a similar bridge with Piezo.

http://www.allparts.uk.com/schaller-non ... ?p=product

Not sure if this is still available, but looks like Schaller has the design in hand.

[clearblue]

The Mid Blue will be my second 650c. I have a 2004 Turquoise. The unbound body shape appeals to me.

[johnhall]

ABM didn't produce the piezo bridge; we modified the ABM bridge here.

[jdogric12]

oooOOOoooo!!!! Interesting.

[squid]

Wow. I had absolutely no idea. No wonder I can't find that part anywhere ...

[clearblue]

Update: (in case your interested ) I am getting a jetglo instead which has the old style bridge. I find it looks better aesthetically.

[ledbye]

I think this is good news and wish that my Ric 650 was fitted with a Schaller model. I have trouble with my A and D strings breaking and a guitar maker over here in Oz uses the Schaller bridges on his guitars...anyway, after talking to him, and if you look at the ABM ones, the strings on the Schaller bridges run through straight, the ones on the ABM come in on angle, which seems to explain my frequent string breakage.

I posed this question over on the Ric forums last year and got shot down in flames suggesting it was a poor design (I find some of the members over their to be a bit ignorant - I know there are a lot on these forums, but I'm just saying...) and I am surprised that Mr Hall made the comments he did in this thread as the one over at Ric suggested something a lot different, to quote:

"We used to use the Schaller bridge but upgraded it to these ABM produced ones and solved a raft of problems.

I still have a stack of NOS Schaller bridges sitting in obsolete inventory. Maybe I'll put these up on eBay someday."
(from: http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view_ ... 0%20Bridge)

I guess if the ABM ones are no longer available Ric doesn't have much choice...