Old JT6 -> upgrade with Schaller baseplate?

[pott]

Well this way you get newer knife edges and better material:
http://www.rockinger.com/ArticlePage...rt=1637C/1637S
The little springy bits go in between the sustain block and the baseplate, also, the string spacing will be Floyded (solves my problems) and it's only a 30 euros expense.
Would the JT6 sustain block bolt on this baseplate, and would the springy bit + washer have enough room to work well?
Edit: ooops and I forgot the main question: saddles height. Are the Schaller baseplates 'staggered' (like the JT6) or curved, or would I need to shim the saddles?

[Thoraby]

Re: Old JT6 -> upgrade with Schaller baseplate?

problem? The Schaller has different height saddles instead of staggered baseplate, so you'll have to shim yer saddles. And the whole intonation screw thing might be tricky,since the Schaller has screws which screw directly into the baseplate while the JT6 uses a different construction.

And No, the sustain block of the JT6 and Schaller are not interchangable. Tried swapping em around on my axes, but no luck. Differently spaced holes you see.

Basically you're screwed.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

Re: Old JT6 -> upgrade with Schaller baseplate?

might as well just drop in an OFR.

[pott]

Re: Old JT6 -> upgrade with Schaller baseplate?

30 euros vs 180 for a Schaller, I may as well do what I thought of it worked. I don't have this kind of money.

[Sunbane]

Re: Old JT6 -> upgrade with Schaller baseplate?

Try to get hold of a used OFR instead of piecing together a frankenstein trem. At least they have baseplates made of hardened steel, so often they are structurally okay even after a lot of use. And in my opinion, they are the best trems out there.

The JT-6 and the Schaller so different that you're essentially looking at a full trem replacement in the end anyway.