JT-6 studs?

[1trussell]

Say I were to yank a JT-6 in favor of a Schaller or OFR bridge and removed the studs as well. Are the inserts/studs of a standard size that I could get others to screw right in? Or would I need to keep the JT-6 studs to go with the inserts still in the body?

[Zerberus]

Re: JT-6 studs?

Keep the studs in...the inserts are much larger than standard (or import) Floyd bushings, and will work fine with an OFR or Schaller..... you lose about 1° of down-push, but other than that [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[1trussell]

Re: JT-6 studs?

Hmm, is there somewhere I could get replacement studs?

[jim777]

Re: JT-6 studs?

Good question, can you get replacement studs? Or, can you get Floyd studfs somewhere that will fit? I have a guitar with the JT-6 and the heads are stripped on the inside, so adjusting it is a massive pain in the ass. Does anyone know if there are easy replacements available? StewMac doesn't have them, and I didn't se anything on Floydrose.com other than entire kits.

thanks,

jim

[Budman68]

Re: JT-6 studs?

<font color="aqua">jim, if you have a dremel tool and a steady hand, you can cut slots into the tops of the studs to fit a regular screwdriver with the little abrasive "cutoff" wheels [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] It won't look great but it works! </font>

[jim777]

Re: JT-6 studs?

Well, I have a dremel and beer, so I suppose I could "acquire" a steady hand ;-) I'll give it a try. I wonder if Ibanez studs would fit, because I know where I can buy locking Ibanez Edge studs...

[Zerberus]

Re: JT-6 studs?

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Well, I have a dremel and beer, so I suppose I could "acquire" a steady hand ;-) I'll give it a try. I wonder if Ibanez studs would fit, because I know where I can buy locking Ibanez Edge studs...

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Tried it...Nope, it Looks to me after years of searching that there is nothing that´s gonna retrofit without woodworking [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[jim777]

Re: JT-6 studs?

So, when guys replace their JT-6's with OFR's, they're leaving the original studs in place? That makes sense, it's just not that convenient [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Thoraby]

Re: JT-6 studs?

If you reaaaaaaally want OFR studs you could dowel the post holes and redrill. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[DonP]

Re: JT-6 studs?

I bought a body in which the studs and bushings were not included. It sucks not being able to find these.

[scotty]

Re: JT-6 studs?

I was told by Kevin Easton that Schaller had some over sized studs that would fit. I never looked into it though.