Gerhard Schwarz
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Hello Jamie, i only can tell you the difference in the material for Wraparound and Tuneomatic Style Bridges for G-Style Guitars. That is what i do for years and finally decided to make my own. You can watch the Interview with Dan and Eric here on this page. The material makes a huge difference. Most companys don´t care about that because brass is not brass and aluminum not aluminum. There are many alloys and different hardness in the alloys. The hardness affects the dampening of the strings dramatically. If you want a vintage sound you have to go with the right parts. If you want a more modern sound you can choose different hardware. The problem is: you have to try them on your guitars. I tried a lot from all manufacturers i know and everything sound a bit different. You can change the overall sound a lot with the right Hardware. More Basses or slimmer basses, more brilliant highs or cut the ones you don´t want. Just a little information. It is very complex that is why i only build 1950s Style Hardware. It is enough for one guy 🙂
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Oh yes 🙂 I mostly tested complete Brass Bridges but i don´t know what Brass the company use. I think MS58 is the most common one. But for me the sound is too fat. Less highs and more basses. Good for some guitars for sure but not if you want it vintage sounding. What i know on Tuneomatic Bridges is that the Posts are very important. The Big companies used steel for a long time and some still do. They are more stable for sure but the sound is not like with brass posts and thumbwheels. Brass Posts eliminate the sound difference between wound and plain strings and give you more of an acoustic sound. If you strumm a chord you hear it clearly and every customer ever did as i changed them. You have to change every thing step by step so you hear the difference.
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Thank you. So i think i really have to make my own and modify my StewMac Nipper. I have to think about that
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Thank you. Can you check the Number of the light golden Oak at WD Lockwood? Is it #519 golden (yellow) oak?
