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Post by corsair Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:44 am

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! Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_lol

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!!

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overview, Westone on the left...

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Westone on the top

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Westone on the left..
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Post by Barry Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:56 am

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.

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Post by hobster Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:14 pm

Wow! Remember that thread last week about the x199? I would LOVE just one of those saddles Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_biggrin . Should i inbox you for info?
Great work by the way, i'm amazed at how similar those bridges are.
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Post by corsair Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:58 pm

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...
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Post by corsair Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:03 am

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....

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Post by hobster Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:28 am

Thanks a ton Corsair, like i said greatly appreciated! Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_biggrin
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Post by hobster Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:43 am

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.
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Post by corsair Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:24 pm

No worries, buddy; glad to help! Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_biggrin And at least you've got some coastline there in Oregon; you could be in Kansas.... Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_cool
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Post by rastakowboy Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:28 am

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?

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Post by corsair Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:49 am

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...
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Post by Ragnarawk Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:43 pm

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.
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Post by corsair Thu Jun 24, 2010 2:23 am

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...
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Post by Ragnarawk Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:11 am

I just need a sustain block for the bridge in my picture link in the last post.
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Post by hobster Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:24 pm

Just wanted to thank Corsair for the saddle i recieved today, from half way across the globe!
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Post by Barry Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:18 pm

hobster wrote:Just wanted to thank Corsair for the saddle i recieved today, from half way across the globe!
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Yup! Corsair's one of the best! Good on ya matey.

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Post by corsair Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:12 am

Aw, shucks, guys - you made me blush!! Bendmaster - Bendmaster FT Icon_redface And it's nothing that any of you wouldn't have done....
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