can anyone help me identify those vintage jm bridges

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can anyone help me identify those vintage jm bridges

Post by fuzzking » Thu Jul 28, 2022 7:22 am

hello, hope everyone is doing well! ;)

replaced the bridges on my '62, '63, and '64 with mustang bridges and the like ages ago.
fool that I am I didn't mark the original ones before tossing them in the parts bin. :fp:

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my guess is: top > down =
'63 (domes, point height adjustment screws),
'62 (domes + rounded height adjustment screws),
'64 (no domes).

anyone? any help much appreciated!
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Re: can anyone help me identify those vintage jm bridges

Post by 46346 » Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:49 pm

i believe you got it right.

certainly the domes are earlier, and i'm pretty sure the pointy screws come later.

i recently set up a 1961 for a friend, and it had the rounded screw tips. not 100% sure it was
original, but no reason to doubt it, either.

i have a '59 at my studio i can peek at next time i'm there if you like.
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Re: can anyone help me identify those vintage jm bridges

Post by fuzzking » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:25 am

thanks a ton for the reply!

would be great if you could take a peek at the '59 in case it's not too much of a hassle👍
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Re: can anyone help me identify those vintage jm bridges

Post by TheGroke » Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:43 am

Hm... I thought they all had domes up through 68. My 68 Jaguar has domes and pointy screws. My 69 jaguar has round indentations, not domes. Can anyone here spell out the specific bridge changes throughout the 60s or point me to a good link?

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Re: can anyone help me identify those vintage jm bridges

Post by TheGroke » Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:57 am

This thread discusses examples of domes 68 onwards:

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=110380&p=1528700&h ... e#p1528700

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