Evertune Bridge Installers - retrofit

..Brian..

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know anyone that retrofits Evertune bridges in Ireland? Or any good luthier in general?

Looking to get a quote/have a chat about the feasibility of fitting one to a ESP LTD M1000.

Does anyone have one? Main reason I'm looking for one is I play in low tunings ( B or C standard) and even with 12 - 56 strings they can flop around all over the place! My understanding of the Evertune bridge is that all the tuning is done in the bridge and all the tuners do is adjust string tension which would be ideal in my situation.

Thanks for your replies!

Brian.

Schwiiing

You can buy a LTD MH-1000ET with an Evertune bridge factory fitted. The Evertune bridge on it's own will cost you ~E300 before fitting. Plus I think Luthiers need specialist knowledge in fitting this specific bridge before attempting to fit it.

Edit: Here it is http://www.thomann.de/ie/evertune_f_style_nickel.htm

..Brian..

Yea I was having a look at them recently. Quite like the Ltd EC-1000 which also comes with an Evertune bridge but I have a feeling it would all end in divorce if I spent a grand on another guitar!

My M-1000FM cost me about €1200 back in the day and is perfect so was hoping I could get a bridge and have it installed for ~ €400. Any more wouldn't be worth it, any less, would be awesome but fairly unrealistic I'd imagine.

..Brian..

Just fired off 3 emails to The Guitar Workshop, The Guitar Repair Centre & Haze Guitars to see if they can do it and how much it would cost.

Will update if I get a reply.

slavetothegrind

Haze wont see you wrong, menapia guitars is down your way
http://www.menapiaguitars.com/

nearer option maybe!

..Brian..

Excellent, just fired him an email as well!

cheesebiscuit

..Brian.. wrote: »

My understanding of the Evertune bridge is that all the tuning is done in the bridge and all the tuners do is adjust string tension which would be ideal in my situation.

I don't think so. This bridge provides a constant tension - i.e. if it takes 20lb of force for a .56 to tune to B over 25" scale, it will continually apply 20lb of force to the string. If you want less floppy strings when tuned to B, get a heavier set of strings. For example, I used to use 12-68 for B tuning, 12-72 for dropped A - check out some baritone string sets, they'll fit a standard guitar.

You'll also save an eye-watering sum of money.

Gregor Samsa

..Brian.. wrote: »

My understanding of the Evertune bridge is that all the tuning is done in the bridge and all the tuners do is adjust string tension which would be ideal in my situation.

Since tuning is a direct result of string tension, I don't see how this is possible. For a given scale length, and a given string gauge, the string tension is always going to be the same for a string tuned to a given pitch. If you change the tension, the note is going to change. Similarly, if you want to change the note, you need to adjust the string tension. That's the basis of tuning.

If you want to have the same notes with different string tension, you'll need different string gagues.

..Brian..

cheesebiscuit wrote: »

I don't think so. This bridge provides a constant tension - i.e. if it takes 20lb of force for a .56 to tune to B over 25" scale, it will continually apply 20lb of force to the string. If you want less floppy strings when tuned to B, get a heavier set of strings. For example, I used to use 12-68 for B tuning, 12-72 for dropped A - check out some baritone string sets, they'll fit a standard guitar.

You'll also save an eye-watering sum of money.

phutyle wrote: »

Since tuning is a direct result of string tension, I don't see how this is possible. For a given scale length, and a given string gauge, the string tension is always going to be the same for a string tuned to a given pitch. If you change the tension, the note is going to change. Similarly, if you want to change the note, you need to adjust the string tension. That's the basis of tuning.

If you want to have the same notes with different string tension, you'll need different string gagues.

Interesting. It would seem more research is required. I ordered a few different packs of strings from Strings.ie on Monday, including some a baritone set so we'll see how they feel.

..Brian..

So only Gerry Haze has come back to me about this and has quoted €250 for the fitting the bridge. To be fair, I don't dispute the price from the amount of work involved but it's obviously not very economical to spend near €300 on the bridge and €250 on installation when I can get new guitar with one factory fitted for about a grand.