Luciano Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hi all, this is my "new" ES-125. It's a '56 model. Does anybody knows if the original bridge is available somewhere? or at least if there is any replica around the world? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Is that an ebony bridge? Even if it's not original, it looks like a pretty nice bridge. Originals should not be that hard to come by. Try ebay, or do a web search for vintage parts dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciano Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Indeed it's an ebony one! it sounds great but it looks quite narrow at the base and I find it a little bit too high. A part from this I would like to bring the guitar to it's original settting, not to sell it as collectable but just to respect it's years! I looked into ebay but didn't find it. Anyone knows if the bridge is common to other Gibson guitar models? Thanks Luciano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I understand why you'd like to find something more original. I would probably try to do the same if it were my guitar. I tried a few online searches myself, and was surprised by the lack of results. I do think that the bridge you're looking for would have been used on MANY Gibson archtop models, and I would have expected to find some of these for sale individually on ebay, gbase, etc. I think your best bet would probably be to do a web search (I used Google) for "vintage guitar parts". There are dealers who specialize in this, and I would be extremely surprised if you couldn't find somebody who has what you're looking for. Good luck, and let us know how the search goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamBooka Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Ebay will get one ..eventually. Tuners dont look original btw either. Worst case scenario you get a 15$ rosewood base and a blank from StewMac.com and have someone cut it to look like the original. If you need better pics let me know .. I have a 64 with the original bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciano Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 I'm going to substitute the tuners too but at a second stage. I'll follow your advise and maybe i'll go to a local luthier to hear his opinion. Thank you, I'll let you know how the search goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamBooka Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 This is NOT my sale.. but thought it might be of interest http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110769595760&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:CA:1123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciano Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Thank you, I'll look into it immediately!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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