Jt6 and orig FR questions

[titan7]

Are the threads on bushings the same? I want to replace my jt6 with the Fr. So will the fr post screw into the jt 6 bushings? If not will the finish get damaged removing them?

[SausageofPower]

No, the OFR posts will not fit the JT6 bushings. Contact Dave at www.fretsonthenet.com and get replacement posts that will fit, pulling the bushings and putting in replacements is too much of a pain in the ass IMHO.

[tcwil8]

No, the OFR posts will not fit the JT6 bushings. Contact Dave at www.fretsonthenet.com and get replacement posts that will fit, pulling the bushings and putting in replacements is too much of a pain in the ass IMHO.

+1 Dave has great stuff and is easy to work with. I got some replacement posts from Dave and they work perfectly.

[Tommie]

What the guys said.

Unfortunately:

Nothing fits the same thread as the JT6 bushings, apart from Dave's posts
The JT6 post has too narrow a notch to allow most other Floyd or licensed bridges to work properly.

[MetalMedal II]

...pulling the bushings and putting in replacements is too much of a pain in the ass IMHO.

If it was just a matter of pulling and replacing the bushing, I'd be okay with that. But the JT-6 bushing has a lot wider diameter than the standard Schaller equivalent. I believe the JT-6 measures a 1/2 inch diameter. So it needs to be doweled and redrilled for a proper fit. I did this once and it worked out alright. Unfortunately I didn't have a drill press and used a hand drill and one of the bushings has a slight angle to it, but it still worked fine.

When the toothpaste Charvels were introduced, they switched to Schaller hardware and the bushings they first switched to were Schaller but with the larger bushing diameter of the JT-6. I'm assuming this was done since they had the same drill bit drilling the holes. I believe this was only for a short period and later they switched to the smaller diameter bushing. It'd be neat if Dave from frets would consider making a Schaller-receiving bushing for easy replacement.

[straycat]

You can use the OFR with the JT-6 studs just fine but Budman's allow for more travel.

[DonP]

What's wrong with the JT-6?

[titan7]

What's wrong with the JT-6?

the one on mine sucks, I hate the location of the fine tuners. I have another that works okay, but I prefer the OFR.