The weird thing is that it only takes one catch-screw under the rear of the tail to stop it pulling up. You end up with four screws all up, none of which are seen.
But instead , they just kept adding more screws to the thing, which in my opinion is rather pedestrian and inelegant.
Bending tailpiece - 4 years on
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Lost Coyotes
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...is a Ric bass w/o tailpiece lift still vintage? It's supposed to have one, right?
No complaints, however I love to modify my Rics the way I like/need them.
On the other way, RIC company will soon even make some more profit with the tailpiece lift by selling an appropriate replacement to those guys, who don't like drilling!
THAT'S BUSINESS!
No complaints, however I love to modify my Rics the way I like/need them.
On the other way, RIC company will soon even make some more profit with the tailpiece lift by selling an appropriate replacement to those guys, who don't like drilling!
THAT'S BUSINESS!
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"the place where the bridge is bent would be stiffer, not weaker"
I'll take your word for that, luis, though it seems contrary to common sense and everything I've seen in my own limited dealings with metal...but I'm not a scientist, engineer or metallurgist.
When metal is bent and then bent back, my experience is, it wants to crack at that point. At the least, it stretches and won't completely assume it's correct form unless it is heat shrunk.
But what do I know, except the old split tailpiece doesn't lift. I want one for my 4003 and my other 4001.
I'll take your word for that, luis, though it seems contrary to common sense and everything I've seen in my own limited dealings with metal...but I'm not a scientist, engineer or metallurgist.
When metal is bent and then bent back, my experience is, it wants to crack at that point. At the least, it stretches and won't completely assume it's correct form unless it is heat shrunk.
But what do I know, except the old split tailpiece doesn't lift. I want one for my 4003 and my other 4001.
"Why didn't I just learn how to cook"
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hahaha ... no in the early 70 they changed the way the tailpiece was made ... I don't know the specifics but I know there was a change ... from the underneath side they look different and the old ones were stronger ... my old 68 was flatter with 3 screws than any modern tailpiece ...
and actually in the 70s the global warming theory was not yet invented ... the popular theory was they believed there was another ice age coming ... although now the current theory is global climate change ... with that theory they are right whether it warms up or cools down (CYA)
and actually in the 70s the global warming theory was not yet invented ... the popular theory was they believed there was another ice age coming ... although now the current theory is global climate change ... with that theory they are right whether it warms up or cools down (CYA)
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"Investigation shows that the tailpiece is quite flat, BUT, the top of the bass is moderately convex towards the rear edge ..."
Manuel ... spot on, careful measurements taken on my Jetglo confirm that in fact there is NO tail lift, just a slight contour in the body!
Manuel ... spot on, careful measurements taken on my Jetglo confirm that in fact there is NO tail lift, just a slight contour in the body!
Why does it happen? Because it happens - Roll the Bones !!