Bendmaster FT
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Bendmaster FT
Rightio, I'm organising some steel and files and am about to hie me forth and endeavor to fabricate a string claw! Fear not, though - I have a gunsmith making one for me as well!
However the point of this post is that I may have accidentally found some saddles that will fit an FT whilst rummaging about in the local guitar shops spares box...
Chris - the shop owner - reckons this was off a Hohner superstrat and the similarities between this and the FT are striking in that the base plate is a very close match, though not quite close enough to just drop in, it has the same sort of string claw setup and the fine tuners are the same length!! He was good enough to give me one - he has 2 - so if anyone needs a saddle for an FT, give me a shout and I'll fire one your way!!
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT DSC_0002-1-1](https://2img.net/h/i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/forthill/Spectrum%20LX/DSC_0002-1-1.jpg)
overview, Westone on the left...
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT DSC_0005-1-1](https://2img.net/h/i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/forthill/Spectrum%20LX/DSC_0005-1-1.jpg)
Westone on the top
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT CSC_0004](https://2img.net/h/i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/forthill/Spectrum%20LX/CSC_0004.jpg)
Westone on the left..
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_lol](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_lol.gif)
However the point of this post is that I may have accidentally found some saddles that will fit an FT whilst rummaging about in the local guitar shops spares box...
Chris - the shop owner - reckons this was off a Hohner superstrat and the similarities between this and the FT are striking in that the base plate is a very close match, though not quite close enough to just drop in, it has the same sort of string claw setup and the fine tuners are the same length!! He was good enough to give me one - he has 2 - so if anyone needs a saddle for an FT, give me a shout and I'll fire one your way!!
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT DSC_0002-1-1](https://2img.net/h/i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/forthill/Spectrum%20LX/DSC_0002-1-1.jpg)
overview, Westone on the left...
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT DSC_0005-1-1](https://2img.net/h/i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/forthill/Spectrum%20LX/DSC_0005-1-1.jpg)
Westone on the top
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT CSC_0004](https://2img.net/h/i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/forthill/Spectrum%20LX/CSC_0004.jpg)
Westone on the left..
corsair- Senior Member
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Re: Bendmaster FT
Isn't that interesting. Well done Sherlock.
But it strikes me as a good news/bad news scenario...
What are the chances of finding Hohner super strat's let alone their bridges? For a company whose rep was built on harmonicas, I fear that these guitar parts will be even harder to find than Westie's.
But it strikes me as a good news/bad news scenario...
What are the chances of finding Hohner super strat's let alone their bridges? For a company whose rep was built on harmonicas, I fear that these guitar parts will be even harder to find than Westie's.
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Re: Bendmaster FT
Wow! Remember that thread last week about the x199? I would LOVE just one of those saddles
. Should i inbox you for info?
Great work by the way, i'm amazed at how similar those bridges are.
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_biggrin](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png)
Great work by the way, i'm amazed at how similar those bridges are.
hobster- Senior Member
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Re: Bendmaster FT
Yeah, no worries but be aware the saddles aren't EXACTLY the same; the Hohner ones are a little chunkier where the adjusting screw attaches...
Yep; PM me your postal addy and I'll fire one your way...
Yep; PM me your postal addy and I'll fire one your way...
corsair- Senior Member
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Re: Bendmaster FT
Eric - on it's way... and the o ring works a treat!! Those with wang bars with a groove or two above the threads, get a rubber 'o' ring and try it...
..it has occurred to me to put a picture up....
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Photoon2010-06-10at1202](https://2img.net/h/i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/forthill/Spectrum%20LX/Photoon2010-06-10at1202.jpg)
..it has occurred to me to put a picture up....
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Photoon2010-06-10at1202](https://2img.net/h/i165.photobucket.com/albums/u66/forthill/Spectrum%20LX/Photoon2010-06-10at1202.jpg)
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corsair- Senior Member
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Re: Bendmaster FT
Thanks a ton Corsair, like i said greatly appreciated! ![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_biggrin](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png)
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_biggrin](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png)
hobster- Senior Member
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Re: Bendmaster FT
Hey, i just put 2 and 2 together and realized where you live. Pretty cool, when i was younger living in Holland we took school trips to England and France and one day we visited Jersey. I think i still have a little penant from the war museum there. Very cool island, i have fond memories. Man, i really miss Europe sometimes.
hobster- Senior Member
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Re: Bendmaster FT
No worries, buddy; glad to help!
And at least you've got some coastline there in Oregon; you could be in Kansas.... ![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_cool](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_cool.gif)
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_biggrin](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png)
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_cool](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_cool.gif)
corsair- Senior Member
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Thread for Bendmaster Tremolo bar
Hi,
Does anyone know the thread of the Bendmaster Tremolo? Does it differ between the FT and the Deluxe? Looking for a replacement on a Westone Dynasty. Being MIJ it should be metric , no?
Thanks!
Does anyone know the thread of the Bendmaster Tremolo? Does it differ between the FT and the Deluxe? Looking for a replacement on a Westone Dynasty. Being MIJ it should be metric , no?
Thanks!
rastakowboy- Newbie
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Re: Bendmaster FT
6mm fine. No difference between the threads on the Deluxe and the FT but the bars themselves are different. There pix around here that show both, I think...
AT Stewmac look under "Foreign" or "Imported" in the wang bar section...
AT Stewmac look under "Foreign" or "Imported" in the wang bar section...
corsair- Senior Member
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Saddle block
Hey so that one that isn't the FT, the one on the right in most pictures, I own, and need some parts for. Do you happen to have the sustain block? I see the tuning pins in the picture, but if you have the sustain block, that would be awesome.
[img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f64/15/34/81/94/imag0111.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f64/15/34/81/94/imag0111.jpg[/img]
Ragnarawk- Registered Member
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Re: Bendmaster FT
You want the sustain block for an Bendmaster Deluxe, is that right? Or for that one you're showing which looks to be a FR.... Sorry, bro; I don't have anything remotely like a sustain block and the one of that Hohner I found was long gone. There is a bit of chat recently here about sustain blocks; have a read and see what you reckon...
corsair- Senior Member
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Sustain block.
I just need a sustain block for the bridge in my picture link in the last post.
Ragnarawk- Registered Member
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Saddle
Just wanted to thank Corsair for the saddle i recieved today, from half way across the globe!
Good people on this forum.![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
Good people on this forum.
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
hobster- Senior Member
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Re: Bendmaster FT
Yup! Corsair's one of the best! Good on ya matey.hobster wrote:Just wanted to thank Corsair for the saddle i recieved today, from half way across the globe!
Good people on this forum.
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"A little song. A little dance. A little seltzer down your pants." -Chuckles the Clown
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Guitar10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/19/59/66/02/guitar10.gif)
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Re: Bendmaster FT
Aw, shucks, guys - you made me blush!!
And it's nothing that any of you wouldn't have done....
![Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_redface](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_redface.gif)
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