Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
- Roger de Berg
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
The break angle is not flatter than with the original.
If I´d knew how to upload a picture here, I could send one which show the break angle.
If I´d knew how to upload a picture here, I could send one which show the break angle.
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
Guitarists are a tough crowd!
Lot of small c conservatism when it comes to designs
Lot of small c conservatism when it comes to designs
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
Those units work really well - the Tremar was one of the better designs to come out of the 60s trem-mania. Anthony Paine of Harvester Guitars used a lot of those on his guitars and they are everything you need from a tremolo - sturdy, simple enough to function without too much room for mechanical f**k-ups, and they sound really nice in use. I actually started looking into making a reproduction a couple of years ago.tdbajus wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 4:34 pmI've never used one before- are they any good?mbene085 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:28 pmSurprised nobody has pointed out that it's basically a hagstrom vibrato transplanted into a JM mounting plate.
Throw in some goldfoils and I could get into it, but only because I like hybrid design guitars. I wouldn't want that on an otherwise "normal" JM or Jag.
I really don't mind the Göldo's looks, the 'flying-saucer-grafted-itself-to-my-guitar' aesthetics are kinda fun.
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
As someone else wrote: the Göldo/Duesenberg/Rockinger stuff is (in my experience) very high quality.
I too made the Tremar connection and actually tried one of their Impala reissues sporting a newly made one. It worked and sounded really well.
I also agree that it would look cool on some oddball but not on a straight JM or Jag.
I too made the Tremar connection and actually tried one of their Impala reissues sporting a newly made one. It worked and sounded really well.
I also agree that it would look cool on some oddball but not on a straight JM or Jag.
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
Maybe it would look cool on my Eastwood Sidejack Deluxe...
(got no issues with the cheapo-stock unit - but I agree it's maybe weird on a classy clean Jazzmaster or Jaguar). Well I'm just curious - and impressed by the Les Trem from Göldo/Duesenberg!
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
Did these things ever get sold? Super curious to hear what they sound like.
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
I just got one on reverb, I'm gonna use it in an in progress build, now it'll have be Tetsuo for sure. I think it looks just quirky enough, there is a build thread just don't hold your breath. I have Tetsuo Ironman on a fuckin VHS somewhere
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
I love Tetsuo, Body Hammer was fun, but I just watched the short that Tetsuo was based on and that was fun too! The music in Tetsuo The Iron Man hit me like a glorious revelation.
I don’t really agree the trem is reminiscent of Tetsuo tho. Maybe that crazy machine woman but not Tetsuo haha! I don’t find it very attractive, and I wonder if it has the same “throw” as a regular JM trem?
I don’t really agree the trem is reminiscent of Tetsuo tho. Maybe that crazy machine woman but not Tetsuo haha! I don’t find it very attractive, and I wonder if it has the same “throw” as a regular JM trem?
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
Hello all,
I've been developing my toolpaths for mounting this vibrato into my Jaywalker model, and thought I'd share my progress!
Here's how it will fit into the design
And here are the pictures of the practice route. The mounting bar at the front (with the screws in it) is 6mm thick, and on the Jaywalker it will be recessed 4.5mm into the body. My steel plates will make up the remaining 1.5mm thickness, so this was really a test of the recess shape so I can be sure the laser-cut plates will fit well.
Video of operation here: https://imgur.com/a/HH3PI6s
Long story short, I made all the routes 1.5mm deeper than necessary, so I can "pretend" the top surface of the wood is the plate. I wouldn't route it with such tight tolerances of I were doing this as a flush route straight into a body, because paint would obviously make it too snug!
Cheers all
I've been developing my toolpaths for mounting this vibrato into my Jaywalker model, and thought I'd share my progress!
Here's how it will fit into the design
And here are the pictures of the practice route. The mounting bar at the front (with the screws in it) is 6mm thick, and on the Jaywalker it will be recessed 4.5mm into the body. My steel plates will make up the remaining 1.5mm thickness, so this was really a test of the recess shape so I can be sure the laser-cut plates will fit well.
Video of operation here: https://imgur.com/a/HH3PI6s
Long story short, I made all the routes 1.5mm deeper than necessary, so I can "pretend" the top surface of the wood is the plate. I wouldn't route it with such tight tolerances of I were doing this as a flush route straight into a body, because paint would obviously make it too snug!
Cheers all
Owner Operator of GuitarForm - Custom Offset Guitar Bodies
www.guitarform.com ◈ @guitar_form
www.guitarform.com ◈ @guitar_form
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
Has anyone found a longer trem arm for these? I was looking at düsenberg arms, but they are 6mm diameter and the dg arm has 5mm...
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Re: Göldo Tremolo for offset guitars
anyone have experience with these? mine is a bit tight/stiff, can I loosen it by loosening the centre screw? can i go 'too far' with it?