callaham 360 arm bracket for SF3

baztel · Sep 12, 2017

Hi ,

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I have a Newark St SF3 and would love to be able to rotate the Bigsby arm closer- so it sits more over the the strings -

Does anyone know if the Callaham 360 Arme Bracket will fit the Guldsby OR is there another way to swing it over it closer to the center of the
body ?
Many thanks!
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Baz

Default · Sep 12, 2017

I believe the stock units are imported, so it doesn't look like it would fit. I would look at ebay and see if they had that part. You could file it down pretty easily, it's only aluminum.

Walter Broes · Sep 12, 2017

What Default said. The Callaham is not going to fit your Bigsby, as the NS guitars have licensed (metric) Bigsbies, and yes, it's a matter of minutes to file off that "lip" that stops the arm from rotating.

AcornHouse · Sep 12, 2017

Walter Broes said:
it's a matter of minutes to file off that "lip" that stops the arm from rotating.

Don't give me no lip, Walter!:excitement:

Default · Sep 12, 2017

Roller for the tension bar. Now I want a SF5 with a bigsby!

https://www.callahamguitars.com/index.html

baztel · Sep 13, 2017

Hi thank you for the tip on the filing the lip-
I'm gonna give that a go-to its taken a while to get it right buts it's turning into a great guitar, have had no issues with the pickup volume balance and the bigsby works beautifully

dbirchett · Sep 13, 2017

The difference between the standard (SAE) and the licensed (nmetric) Bigsby is slight. You may be able to ream out the hole so that it would go over the shaft of the licensed Bigsby. This is what I have been told, I have not owned a guitar with a licensed Bigsby.

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