WTD R Trem string claw

paulnb57

Anyone got a knackered Steinberger R Trem gathering dust? One of my string claws has cross threaded (Sigh) so I need a claw
Happy to buy the whole trem if necessary….

@ICBM
@HarrySeven

ICBM

Sorry, I don’t. @Funkfingers ?

HarrySeven

Me neither…

Funkfingers

Nope. 

My only Steinberger vibrato went as part of a complete G3T guitar to a local character. 

jasonbone75

Is it something we can fabricate? I'm not familiar with the Steinberger hardware so don't know what the required part looks like.

paulnb57

jasonbone75 said:

Is it something we can fabricate? I'm not familiar with the Steinberger hardware so don't know what the required part looks like.

It is certainly something I am considering (there may even be a market for them) perhaps try and commission a few..

Ill remove one later, with the right facilities it would be pretty easy to make, brass would be good….if I could get stock brass the right size the rest is (precision) drilling

Ill share a photo  and dimensions 

jasonbone75

OK I can certainly take a look. I have a milling machine, lathe and workshop at my disposal so we might be able to have a crack at it.

paulnb57

jasonbone75 said:

OK I can certainly take a look. I have a milling machine, lathe and workshop at my disposal so we might be able to have a crack at it.

Superb! With those facilities it would be a doddle

I used to work in Engineering (Fitter/Turner/Horizontal Borer) but have no home facilities….

paulnb57

jasonbone75 said:

OK I can certainly take a look. I have a milling machine, lathe and workshop at my disposal so we might be able to have a crack at it.

10x5mm brass bar is available….original is cast from shite….but rectangular space for the string  ball end would be ok as a hole…

Attached sketch all dims mm

Doable?

Cheers!

jasonbone75

I should have something lying around to make one of those out of. I'll make one up and see how it comes out!

What's my deadline? May not have time this week now.

jasonbone75

paulnb57 said:

jasonbone75 said:

OK I can certainly take a look. I have a milling machine, lathe and workshop at my disposal so we might be able to have a crack at it.

Superb! With those facilities it would be a doddle

I used to work in Engineering (Fitter/Turner/Horizontal Borer) but have no home facilities….

I've got a small Warco lathe for sale if you want some home facilities!!!

Gizmo

A full set of 6 "metal" headless claws for about £15 delivered from Aliexpress ?

jasonbone75

LOL! £15 that is bonkers

paulnb57

jasonbone75 said:

I should have something lying around to make one of those out of. I'll make one up and see how it comes out!

What's my deadline? May not have time this week now.

Really appreciate the offer, but for 15 gin tokens I might as well get the AliExpress ones

Gizmo said:

A full set of 6 "metal" headless claws for about £15 delivered from Aliexpress ?

I googled until the early hours and didn't find them! Thanks!

jasonbone75

No worries! At that price we could barely turn on the machines :-)

paulnb57

Gizmo said:

A full set of 6 "metal" headless claws for about £15 delivered from Aliexpress ?

Giz! The string claws arrived today and they are STEEL, not recycled Coke can…..Winner! Winner! etc

Im going to order another set for my other GT Pro

Gizmo

paulnb57 said

Giz! The string claws arrived today and they are STEEL, not recycled Coke can…..Winner! Winner! etc

Im going to order another set for my other GT Pro

Winner Winner Checken Dinner! Looks like they are putting all that looted WWII boat steel to good use

I have a GT Sprit/trem that could do with some new parts, if i can track down so new saddles for it i'll grab a set of these to try out as well.

Cheers