Hofner Shorty with Graphtech Ghost Wraparound Bridge

Started by sec6, June 25, 2015, 06:56:32 PM

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sec6

Just ordered a Hofner Shorty to outfit with a ghost hexpander system.


  The bridge on the shorty is a wraparound bridge so I ordered the Ghost Wraparound:

http://www.graphtech.com/products/product-detail/pn-8593-c0-ghost-loaded-resomax-nw1-wraparound-bridge---chrome?id=06eef684-d221-4fbb-8fea-0c0f97cb8f29

Crossing my fingers that the post to post spacing on the bridge will work as I could not find any specs on the Shorty bridge.

I am going to take the humbucker out of the Shorty and use it as space for the hexpander preamp and wiring.  I will seal that with a black humbucker cover with no holes (or later maybe a custom pickguard).  The volume and tone control will become the ghost volume and patch selection controls. 

This is my first experience with modding and setting up an internal kit.  Do you think this will work? 

Steve

concordal

QuoteThe bridge on the shorty is a wraparound bridge so I ordered the Ghost Wraparound

I used to play a Gibson SG with a wraparound bridge in the late 60s.  The wound strings would frequently break right at the point of wrapping on the back of the bridge.  I wrote to Gibson - they were still in Kalamazoo in those days.  They replied with a bunch of nonsense about string tension.  Ultimately I added a bigsby style trem to act as a talepiece and that took the strain off the wound strings.

@sec6, hopefully wraparound bridges have improved since then!

Elantric

#2
FWIW - this appears to be the bridge on the Hofner Shorty

http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_Parts/Bridges_and_Tailpieces/Electric_Guitar/Adjustable_Wraparound_Bridge.html

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QuoteThe wound strings would frequently break right at the point of wrapping on the back of the bridge.

Matches my experience too

I currently have a 1999 era  Schaller "Leo Quan Baddass style wraparound bridge on my white '61 SG Special, which helped
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badass_(bridges)



http://www.stewmac.com/How-To/Online_Resources/Nuts_and_Saddles/My_guitars_too_vintage_for_club_gigs_so_I_created_a_backup.html

Elantric

#3
Keep us posted on your progress

whippinpost91850

Back then, The Badass bridge was a godsend for making the guitar play in tune, 8) and I guess still is. I think I still have a couple of these still in the package

Bill Ruppert

Great sounds cool, but where is that thread that shows your work??
Bill


Quote from:  sec6
Finished the Hofner.  It is now in the "post your GK guitar" thread.

Elantric

Thanks for the update!

QuoteI just wanted to mention that the wraparound bridge has to raise off the body quite a bit with this particular guitar.
And I will mention the Roland Internal GK-KIT-GT3 is $135 with free shipping here:

https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=11241.0