Solved: Schaller 456 Bridge Fine Tuning Tailpiece (Tony Iommi 'Old Boy' Bridge) made in Germany

[Exhead]

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Schaller 456 Bridge Fine Tuning Tailpiece (Tony Iommi 'Old Boy' Bridge) made in Germany

 

[Tsjackson]

The only company that springs to mind is Faber, not that I’ve ever seen anything like that but I believe they are a German company known for making excellent bridges and hardware

 

[Butcher of Strats]

Pretty sure Schaller used to make something like that, competing with Badass and one upping them.

 

[Eric_G]

What @Butcher of Strats said… looks like a Schaller 456…

Schaller Bridge Tailpiece Fine Tuning for Gibson Les Paul, SG 1980's Model 456 Vintage | Reverb

Vintage Schaller 456 fine tuning bridge/tailpiece. For use on Gibson Les Paul and SG. All in working order. Shows wear as pictured. Shipping to USA is $12.

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Edit: After researching it a bit more, it appears they are now discontinued and highly sought after. Made famous by Tony Iommi, this bridge is on his Old Boy Jaydee Custom SG.

 

[FrieAsABird]

I agree that it looks like Schaller, would make sense being made in Germany. But normally, they’d write Schaller on it, wouldn’t they? Does it say Germany or W. Germany?

 

[Exhead]

Thank you for your answers. It just dawned on me this morning "Schaller".

@FrieAsABird

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[NZwood]

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Schaller 456 Bridge Fine Tuning Tailpiece (Tony Iommi 'Old Boy' Bridge) made in Germany

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If anyone is looking for an actual vintage Schaller 456 Bridge, I have a complete one still in the original box. I bought it in the seventies in Canada for a guitar I was building, but never got around to installing the bridge. My understanding is that these are pretty rare now, and in demand if you are trying to build your own John Diggins built SG Old Boy.

 

[Exhead]

If anyone is looking for an actual vintage Schaller 456 Bridge, I have a complete one still in the original box. I bought it in the seventies in Canada for a guitar I was building, but never got around to installing the bridge. My understanding is that these are pretty rare now, and in demand if you are trying to build your own John Diggins built SG Old Boy.

Are you implying because I do not have the box or tool it is not a Schaller bridge in your first post on the forum?

Welcome aboard you should be a lot of fun.

 

[NZwood]

Are you implying because I do not have the box or tool it is not a Schaller bridge in your first post on the forum?

Welcome aboard you should be a lot of fun.

Not at all! Just stating that I have one, that I bought and never used, so sorry if I seemed to imply anything otherwise. I have sent an email to Jaydee Custom Guitars to see if they can use it, as his "Old Boy" guitars are no longer available with a Schaller 456. Not a big forum user, but will keep an eye out for forum streams where I can "bridge" that gap...