Paid Members Surf Digby Posted August 7, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, cobra_gordo said: Thanks. It was a bit of a faff but took maybe an hour and a half with various files to cut a groove for the strings to run through. There's still a bit of a buzz on the high E where I think it's catching so that's another job to sort. I didn't realise you'd knocked that up yourself, so even more kudos for that. I can see how it would be a ball-ache as you've still got to leave a bit for each saddle to screw into. I wonder if drilling a hole would work just as well. I've now got an urge to try this, but fit a Floyd Rose behind the ashtray to give the purists something to get angry over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 18 minutes ago, Nostalgia Nonce said: I didn't realise you'd knocked that up yourself, so even more kudos for that. I can see how it would be a ball-ache as you've still got to leave a bit for each saddle to screw into. I wonder if drilling a hole would work just as well. I've now got an urge to try this, but fit a Floyd Rose behind the ashtray to give the purists something to get angry over. Yeah, it's a bit fiddly trying to file in at an angle and then get everything smooth so it's not sharp on the strings. My only worry about just drilling a hole is if you give the trem some serious stick there's a risk of the string rubbing against the hole (KennethWilliams.gif) and unless it's super smooth might lead to breakages. You should totally do that and then post it in a load of Telecaster groups and watch the mayhem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted August 7, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 7, 2020 I think this needs to happen. It's just so gloriously wrong. I'm not normally into the relic thing, but I think it adds an extra touch here. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Is that not going to cause allsorts of problems with the two sets of saddles? I'd hack the bottom bit of the ashtray off, move the floyd up and use that as the bridge with the remaining bit of the ashtray acting as a glorified pickup surround, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted August 7, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 7, 2020 The Floyd saddles will do nothing other than have strings pass over them, just so long as they're lower than the one on the Tele bridge. They're essentially acting like the bar on the Bigsby that the strings pass under. The fine tuners should still work though. There's a Floyd Rose for ÂŁ40 on FB Market near me...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Nailing the strings directly to the body is better than using a Bigsby. I hate those things more than anything. Well, actually the one time we built a guitar with the Brian May bridge which was another level of faffing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted September 13, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) I'm watching the utterly soulless car crash Dolittle. It's reminded me at one point early on in lockdown I got incredibly drunk and emotional and with tears streaming down my face I declared to my wife 'I would fight to the death for Paddington bear!' I should add that she thought it was hysterical and agreed. Edited September 13, 2020 by DEF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 5 hours ago, DEF said: I'm watching the utterly soulless car crash Dolittle. It's reminded me at one point early on in lockdown I got incredibly drunk and emotional and with tears streaming down my face I declared to my wife 'I would fight to the death for Paddington bear!' I should add that she thought it was hysterical and agreed. Had you been watching the second movie by any chance? I popped it on during a flight a few years ago. The bit at the end with his aunt had me welling up to the point I had to pop off to the loo for a while to stop my wife or other passengers seeing a 30 year old man as an emotional wreak over that bear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted September 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 14, 2020 2 hours ago, simonworden said: Had you been watching the second movie by any chance? I popped it on during a flight a few years ago. The bit at the end with his aunt had me welling up to the point I had to pop off to the loo for a while to stop my wife or other passengers seeing a 30 year old man as an emotional wreak over that bear! I've seen it a fair few times and regard it as masterpiece. However the truth is on this particular occasion I was just thinking about Paddington 2 while incredibly inebriated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Anyone that wouldn’t fight for Paddington Bear is a Tory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, WyattSheepMask said: Anyone that wouldn’t fight for Paddington Bear is a Tory Rupert Bear wankers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted September 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 14, 2020 I adore both Paddington movies, just perfectly constructed fun stories with just the right amount of tongue in cheek. My brother is the only person I know who doesn't care for them, as he just doesn't get on with whimsy at all. He seems to pass that down to his daughter, as when she first watched Paddington 2, about half-way through she turned to him and said, "I don't think that the police would allow this". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallicks Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 14 minutes ago, BomberPat said: I adore both Paddington movies, just perfectly constructed fun stories with just the right amount of tongue in cheek. My brother is the only person I know who doesn't care for them, as he just doesn't get on with whimsy at all. He seems to pass that down to his daughter, as when she first watched Paddington 2, about half-way through she turned to him and said, "I don't think that the police would allow this". Reminds me of my brother watching Kung Fury. After about 15 minutes, he goes "This is silly." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 A bit like my mum - “I won’t watch something unless it could actually happen”  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Is Michael Owen your mum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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