Need to get an old-school Floyd post

[MetalMedal II]

I don’t think that’s a JT-6 type bushing/post. The bushing looks too narrow. IIRC the diameter of the JT6 bushing was one of the widest I’ve seen measuring 0.5 inch. I’ve seen the type used above in ’86 era Floyded Jacksons, just after the wood screws were the norm. This was before the JT6 Floyd came out so I always figured what is posted above was sourced by Floyd, but never got any confirmation of this.

They both have coarse threads but I don’t know if they match up. They also both have large type hex screws, but not sure if it’s the same size. The JT6 had some type of black paint that was easily scraped off versus this kind which was more of a real plating. BTW, I have seen this fracture only w this type, not the JT6, as shocking as that sounds (at least to me)!

[JonSick]

I'm at work at the moment and have a gig tonight. So I'll check either when I get home this evening or tomorrow evening. Will let you know as soon as I can check out my stash

JP

[shreddermon]

I have the same exact posts on my San Dimas Soloist. And I had the same type of break, too. It's a JT6 style post. They might've been slightly different prototypes before the JT6 was later rolled out with the imports, but they weren't sourced through Floyd. Think about it: Jackson was still requiring customers to send in OFRs, if that was spec'd on their custom orders (I did). And they were also about to roll out their own Floyd-licensed trem. So they weren't getting anything sourced from Floyd itself, which still had an exclusive deal with Kramer at the time.

[leftykingv2]

http://www.wdmusic.com/floyd_rose_bridge_screws.html

[shreddermon]

Not the same thing, lefty. I doubt those would even fit.

[shreddermon]

http://www.fretsonthenet.com/Charvel_Jackson/jackson%20-%20usa.htm

And see bushing cover photos for the answer on that size issue. It's the same bushing, just uncovered.

[straycat]

Glad you guys can get frets on the net to answer your emails.
I can't even get in to place an order with budman.

[leftykingv2]

Not the same thing, lefty. I doubt those would even fit.

Then how about these? http://www.fretsonthenet.com/Charvel...%20charvel.htm

[shreddermon]

Yeah, budman's a busy guy. Sometimes hard to get a hold of. He's great to deal with, though. A+ in my book.

[j2379]

The older Ibanez edge posts will work, threads are the same but the Allen key head is slightly smaller.