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Post by Lefty on Sept 25, 2007 13:43:10 GMT -7
I was looking into getting one...$60.00 not a bad thing, could make a difference...until I got the price.
Dear Matt, We do them on a special order basis. They are $180.00 plus shipping. Thanks for your interest, Callaham Guitars
The only difference I think I would feel is 180 bucks lighter. Of course this is the "curse of the southpaw" price.
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Post by skydog958 on Sept 25, 2007 15:13:11 GMT -7
For about that $$ you could get a left-handed titanium trem block. Not the same, but better value if you consider cost of materials and manufacturing.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2007 17:48:27 GMT -7
DeTemple has a left handed titanium block but they are pricey.
DeTemple Titanium Trem Block (Vintage -- left-hand) Only $250.00 (PART #: TTB-01L) Replacement part for Vintage Strat® and Strat-style guitars
I purchased his titanium saddles for my G&L Legacy a year ago or so and have been very happy with them. The stock saddles would have grooves wear in them and the titanium doesn't wear.
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Post by mooretonerocks on Sept 26, 2007 18:42:22 GMT -7
I have this one installed on my Mooretone Custom Vintage strat. www.allparts.com Part# SB 5340-011 Mooretone Vintage Trem Mooretone Vintage Style Tremolo, Aluminum, Chrome, With Hardware, 2 3/16" Spacing Price: $280.00 Here is the Mooretone website. www.mooretone.com/ and their tremolo bridge site www.mooretonetremolobridge.com/Mooretone has had some problems with their website for about a year now. They aren't that technologically savvy. BUT, they make incredible guitars. They do the SRV lefty trem block too. This is what they say on their website. It is a very light piece. i believe it is lighter than the Callaham. The Mooretone Tremolo Bridge, is a single piece Bridge, precision milled from a solid billet of secret Alloys--ultra hard with un-paralelled sustainal and grounding improvements!!
Here are just a few industry material comparisons............................Titanium, is heavy and can create secondery tonal nuances that come through an amplifier as "Brittle" or "Sharp" and can promote odd Harmonic over-tones! Did we mention it's heavy?? Speaking of weight...............ours weighs in at or near 6-ounces.......................just the Titanium Block alone is at or near 15-ounces--almost 3x our entire Bridge's weight!! Titanium is ultra hard......................that's for sure! But, its tensile strength of 90,000 or so psi versus ours at 72,000, means nothing, as your guitar's body woods will fail long before either material ever does--unless you are using your Tremolo Bridge as a Jack Hammer!! The fact is................NASA, Boeing, Formula 1 Race Cars and Ferarri, all use forms of our Alloy for the crucial structural needs of thier products............................so you think our Bridge can't handle your Hendrix-like Tremolo dives....................think again!
And, forget about Magnesium Bridge Blocks...................Zinc and Magnesium or "Cast Blocks", are simply too porous to create good grounding sources for any Electric Instrument! Not to mention......................their tensile strength is about 55,000psi! Cast Blocks, are simply too porous to offer any real sustainal or grounding usefulness. Even if not Casted................Milled Magnesium/Zinc Blocks have an Electrical Co Efficiency of about 3 as opposed to our Bridge, which is about 13 second only to Copper which is way too soft to be used for a Tremolo Bridge!! Titanium's Co Efficeincy rates about 8 on the scale. In other words............................for a quiet yet tonally explosive Tremolo Bridge, as an Electric Guitar Owner, you should demand Alloy for ALL your Guitar's parts--simply makes sense don't you think? Or, maybe you like a dead sounding or flat lifeless guitar that buzzes and hums? By the way..........................did we mention our Bridge's Alloys are NON-MAGNETIC which is where a lot of other Bridges creates false Harmonics and ringing over-tones?
Finally....................our 1-piece design recovers the lost sustains and purity of your string's fretted notes, by eliminating the usual bolt on top plate! Air gaps between parts affects performance as sound waves don't travel as freely or as uniformly through air, as they do through certain materials--like water even! And, just for added benefits, we designed a locking saddle feature, beveled the string through holes and reverse threaded the Tremolo Arm and hole tap--when you pull up, it tightens when you let it loose............it falls away from your controls!! Thus, no more string breakage, no more knocking your guitar out of intonation in-between string changes, and...........................no more annoying Tremolo Arms getting in the way of your Guitar's Controls!!!
In conclusion............................our Tremolo Bridge has been out in the market with proven results--almost all our customers are Vintage Stratocaster and/or Mooretone Vintage Style Guitar Owners who are simply some of the toughest people to please--and all are more than pleased with our Mooretone Tremolo Bridge!! In fact....................we've not had one come back!!! Almost all reported to us, that for the first time, they could add Bass and Mids to thier Vintage Amplifier's settings and experienced quieter more bell-like tonaly betterments almost immediately upon its installations!!! So, what are you waiting for? If you are serious about your Music...............being a top notch Musician and settle for only the BEST..................................Mooretone Tremolo Bridge is a MUST-HAVE!
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Post by rcrecelius on Sept 26, 2007 19:52:00 GMT -7
I was looking into getting one...$60.00 not a bad thing, could make a difference...until I got the price. Dear Matt, We do them on a special order basis. They are $180.00 plus shipping. Thanks for your interest, Callaham GuitarsThe only difference I think I would feel is 180 bucks lighter. Of course this is the "curse of the southpaw" price. That stinks...makes me want to get rid of my SRV strat because it has the left handed trem.
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Post by quinto on Sept 26, 2007 21:14:47 GMT -7
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Post by joekondziella on Sept 27, 2007 9:40:03 GMT -7
Back in the late 90's I switched my American strat over to a lefty ala SRV. It was all good until I broke the arm off inside and part of the block as well. I suffered w/ no trem for a long time until I bit the bullet and had callaham make me a block for it. I got his trem arm as well. He makes good stuff. It added an "aliveness" factor to my '89 strat it did not possess before. It really can stand some yankin' now. I think he does make a few lefty blocks depending on your model.I had to send him my old block so he could machine it from scratch.
Hope this helps, Joe
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Post by JebusCrebus on Sept 27, 2007 15:38:15 GMT -7
Matt, I have bought from this guy before as well, as a matter of fact I just ordered a Vintage Tele bridge replacement from him. He has a left handed block for the following guitars (quote from his web page); Pre-CBS American Vintage Tremolo Block, Right Hand (new enhanced version) Models that this block fits without modification include: Pre-CBS, American Reissues, Jimmy Vaughan, Highway 1 (up to and including year 2005), Custom Shop Relics, Mexi Deluxe & MIM Classic 50's, 60's & 70's. $60.00I'm not sure if your guitar falls into that category or not but you could give Paul a call he's is an excellent guy to deal with and is very knowledgeable about Fender Products. BTW the Callaham block was a huge improvement on my 1960 re-issue Custom Shop Strat (IMHO). I agree $180.00 is a bit steep for a custom order, but I've been GASin for a couple more blocks for my other Strats since I got the first. [glow=limegreen,2,300]-J-[/glow]
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Post by skydog958 on Sept 28, 2007 11:01:23 GMT -7
DeTemple has a left handed titanium block but they are pricey. DeTemple Titanium Trem Block (Vintage -- left-hand) Only $250.00 (PART #: TTB-01L) Replacement part for Vintage Strat® and Strat-style guitars I purchased his titanium saddles for my G&L Legacy a year ago or so and have been very happy with them. The stock saddles would have grooves wear in them and the titanium doesn't wear. Yeah the Detemple was what I was referring to. I've got his saddles on my LP, and the saddles and pickups in a parts-caster that should be ready in a month or so.
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Post by ke4unr on Sept 29, 2007 11:34:38 GMT -7
Well, I'm thoroughly confused. I agree, Paul/Speciality Guitars is a great guy to deal with and would recommend talking to him. But, he sells the very blocks that Callaham builds. Why then would Bill quote $180 for a custom block? What am I missing? Lefty, you got a special guit-fiddle or something? Ray K.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2007 13:12:43 GMT -7
DeTemple has a left handed titanium block but they are pricey. DeTemple Titanium Trem Block (Vintage -- left-hand) Only $250.00 (PART #: TTB-01L) Replacement part for Vintage Strat® and Strat-style guitars I purchased his titanium saddles for my G&L Legacy a year ago or so and have been very happy with them. The stock saddles would have grooves wear in them and the titanium doesn't wear. Yeah the Detemple was what I was referring to. I've got his saddles on my LP, and the saddles and pickups in a parts-caster that should be ready in a month or so. One of the guys from Acme Guitar works tells me that Jason Lollar winds the DeTemple pickups.
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Post by Lefty on Oct 1, 2007 13:24:37 GMT -7
Just the usual AM Std. strat.
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Post by Phil (aka Phil) on Oct 1, 2007 15:00:17 GMT -7
I got the lefty Callaham trem block for my SRV Strat. That plus Fralin Blues Specials made in an entirely different guitar (in a very good way).
Phil
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Post by ke4unr on Oct 1, 2007 18:47:46 GMT -7
Just the usual AM Std. strat. Then check your string spacing and contact Paul/Specialty Guitars. He'll be able to tell you if the $60 Callaham Block will fit. Ray K.
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Post by skydog958 on Oct 1, 2007 20:36:28 GMT -7
Yeah the Detemple was what I was referring to. I've got his saddles on my LP, and the saddles and pickups in a parts-caster that should be ready in a month or so. One of the guys from Acme Guitar works tells me that Jason Lollar winds the DeTemple pickups. That's probably true. I know Lollar had a hand in making the pickups for the '52 Jazz model (Charlie Christian neck pickup).
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