Hi all,
A LONG time ago (over 20 years ), I remember a chap called Wes Cooksey was selling repro Selmer bowtie bridges. I think he went by the handle "jetglow".
I guess they were different than the U.S. Sorkin bowtie bridges because they were 7% smaller. Not sure if that was the only difference but it is a pretty significant difference otherwise. As many of you know, the currently available Bigsby bowtie bridge seems just a little too big to retrofit on a 325 due to the pickguard edge and so is typically slightly left of where it should be.
It seems Mr. Cooksey only made a very limited amount of his Selmer repro bowties and hasn't made any in over 20 years.
Is there any one else repro'ing these?
Selmer repro bowtie availability?
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Re: Selmer repro bowtie availability?
Not that I’m aware. I bought a set of Wes Cooksey’s Burns repro knobs and the bow tie bridge back in the day around 2001-2002. I’ve only seen the knobs reproduced but not the bridges. Good luck in your search!
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