Selmer repro bowtie availability?
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:29 pm
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?
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?