Busted my Guild Bigsby . I need a new one

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Go to Bigsby.com

Open support list

go down to vibrato parts list. There is a list of available parts.

Scroll almost all the way down and there will be a group of hinges with part numbers

0495-0891G Hinge, Conventional Gold
0495-0891 Hinge, Conventional Polished
0495-0896G Hinge, Ex Short Gold
0495-0896 Hinge, Ex Short Polished
0495-0890G Hinge, Gretsch Gold
0495-0890 Hinge, Gretsch Stainless


The short hinges are your best bet.


Good luck, amigo

Harry
 

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Billy go to eBay musical instruments and search under bigsby hinge.

There are 30 listings. I think that will work out fine for you, too.
 

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Go to eBay, Billy and search under: bigsby hinge

I think you can get what you need.
 

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Sadly you can't see it in the pics but the hinge is busted
Not sure where? What we all see is just a corroded and broken hinge pin. Drill it out, put new hinge pin in and ready to rock again. Unless there is something else which the two pictures don't show?
Ralf
 

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Not sure where? What we all see is just a corroded and broken hinge pin. Drill it out, put new hinge pin in and ready to rock again. Unless there is something else which the two pictures don't show?
Ralf

There is, it's in two pieces now. I pulled it out of the case this morning and the hinge fell apart. One of the hinge holes came off in my hand
 

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With the top of the guitar in that miserable condition - just get a new Bigsby and never mind the new screwholes.
 

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With the top of the guitar in that miserable condition - just get a new Bigsby and never mind the new screwholes.

That's not miserable. That's love.

I don't want a new one tho. I'm looking for a vintage one first
 

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Damn dude. That hinge just rotted away.

I gotta ask - did you buy it like that or is that just 1000 gigs of wear?
 

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Here is some video I shot of Billy at the Boiler Room in Cape May a few years ago. The top is honest wear and I'm sure the Guildsby hinge corroded from Rock-n-Roll sweat!

 
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