LA David Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I have had a 1950 Emperor Regent for over 40 years. The gold Frequensator tailpiece has broken at the 90 degree angle of the bass (see photo). I know there are new knockoffs available, but I'd like to replace the broken part with a vintage match. Can anybody help me? Thanks. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamBooka Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I have had a 1950 Emperor Regent for over 40 years. The gold Frequensator tailpiece has broken at the 90 degree angle of the bass (see photo). I know there are new knockoffs available, but I'd like to replace the broken part with a vintage match. Can anybody help me? Thanks. David I see no photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA David Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 I see no photo Whoops! Sorry about that! I'm going back to attach it to my original post. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 The pix was so small I couldn't really see what you're talking about. I don't know what you might be able to find in a big city, but... frankly my first thought would be to go to a high quality machine/welding shop and have it repaired. A real artist with metals can get you back pretty much to original shape - and the fact that it's still "the" original part... well, I get nostalgic about my old guitars. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA David Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 The pix was so small I couldn't really see what you're talking about. I don't know what you might be able to find in a big city, but... frankly my first thought would be to go to a high quality machine/welding shop and have it repaired. A real artist with metals can get you back pretty much to original shape - and the fact that it's still "the" original part... well, I get nostalgic about my old guitars. m Milod: I think that's a good idea. I'll look for a good metal shop and see what they say. Sorry about the size of the photo. I now realize that photos of it that I had posted elsewhere had used up my upload quota. Much better photos can be found about half way down the page here: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/96180-is-my-emperor-regent-an-imposter/. Thanks. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 It's a gorgeous box. BTW, the pup is one I used on a far, far lesser Harmony archtop in the late '60s. It should be in a box somewhere hidden from my view after around 11 moves. #$%#$%@# it worked quite well, I'll add. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewizardofAz Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 There are a couple of frequensator tail pieces on ebay now. you might check there. One is a repro...but if you cannot get yours fixed, you might try one of these. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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