pohatu771 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 I'm not much of a modder, but I was just thinking... would it be possible to put a wraparound bridge/tailpiece on a Casino? You wouldn't have to drill new holes, and you could switch between the wraparound and the trapeze as you saw fit. Has anyone done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Yes you would. The stud spacing on a wraparound tailpiece is wider than on a TOM bridge, so you'd have to fill the old holes and re-drill new ones. Also, I would be a little worried about the strength. Not sure what kind of block they have under the bridge, but it might not be strong enough to support the tension of a tailpiece. The bridge merely has to resist downward pressure, while the tailpiece has to support the 200-odd pounds of string tension. A guitar such as an ES-335 can support a stop tailpiece because it has a full-length solid center block... the Casino doesn't have this block which is why it is fitted with a trapeze. I guess you're trying to increase the sustain... but I don't think it'd be worth the intonation problems you'll be having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Quoth RotcanX: . I guess you're trying to increase the sustain... but I don't think it'd be worth the intonation problems you'll be having. Not to mention the hassle of repairing the splitting and broken top! Semi-hollow guitars like a dot or 335 can use any type of tailpiece --- trapeze, vibrato, stop, wraparound, whatever you like. True hollowbodies MUST have a trapeze (a Bigsby qualifies as long as it's not the B-5, B-50 or B-500) because the stress point is at the bottom of the rim, not the top. The construction is more like a violin or cello, so a similar type of tailpiece is needed. And again, the sonic properties of hollowbodies are different than solidbodies, and that's a GOOD thing! If you want yer "pop-down-to-the-pub-for-a-pint-and-the-note-is-still-ringing-when-you-get-back" sustain, get yourself a good solidbody and have at it! The classic sounds of hollowbodies --- mellow jazz, fat blues, biting rockabilly, Gretsch twang --- are SUPPOSED to have less sustain, which gives the notes more definition and a distinctive character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENT E Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Sounds like you need a WildKat, best of both worlds in my opinion. I had put a Bigsby B70 on a Riviera, and I'm almost sorry I did. It made the guitar so much heavier, and took away the nice airy sound that it originaly had with the Frequensator tailpiece. My new MIC Casino stay's stock. It's light, and seems to breath better, if that make's any sense. The Bigsby did add more sustain to the Riviera though, Harrison & McCartney both had them on thier Casino's. It is an option! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 I didn't plan on doing it, I just wondered if anyone had. Plenty of good reasons not to, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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