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Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:46 pm
by aceonbass
Zinc is a pretty universally used material in bridges. Schaller and Leo Quan come to mind also. I don't think the material is the problem though. There are still quite a few open spaces in the current casting, while the original aluminum part was almost solid. A solid zinc one would be heavier though, but a new version in aluminum would be my choice.
Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:58 pm
by doctorwho
bassduke49 wrote:2 cm? That's a bit more than 3/4"!! Yikes!
That was two
millimeters, not
centimeters ...
aceonbass wrote:... it lifted 2mm ...
You probably had the 'before' picture of my 4003S/5 Blackstar in your mind!
Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:49 pm
by bassduke49
Yeah, I see that Dane changed it to 2mm, but he had written it as 2cm at first. That's why I was aghast! 2mm ain't nuttin'. Maybe Dane is metrically challenged.
Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:29 pm
by BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS
doctorwho wrote:bassduke49 wrote:2 cm? That's a bit more than 3/4"!! Yikes!
That was two
millimeters, not
centimeters ...
aceonbass wrote:... it lifted 2mm ...
You probably had the 'before' picture of my 4003S/5 Blackstar in your mind!
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that's just a string tension adjuster !!!
Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:07 pm
by heinpete
aceonbass wrote:Zinc is a pretty universally used material in bridges. Schaller and Leo Quan come to mind also. I don't think the material is the problem though. There are still quite a few open spaces in the current casting, while the original aluminum part was almost solid. A solid zinc one would be heavier though, but a new version in aluminum would be my choice.
1+!!!
That would have been the optimal solution, back to the 60ies/early 70ies!!!
Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:24 pm
by doctorwho
Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:50 pm
by aceonbass
Actually, I'm vertically challenged, but that's beside the point
Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:58 am
by meandmybass
Well they did cure it in 85 or 86, the put two additional screws at the back of the tailpiece and it cure the problem, my shadow bass had it back then, problem was that the purists complained about it and Rickenbacker took them out again!
See attached pic!
Re: Tailpiece Lift
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:25 am
by ram
If I am remembering correctly, you can add them back in yourself. It's been decades since I have removed my tail piece but I seem to recall some structure there that would lend itself to the hole location etc. Counter sink it and blam!, you have no tail lift. I was thinking about doing it on my 4001 if the lift ever got worse, but with the new tailpiece Rickenbacker is offering I may go down that road.
