lightly used Epiphone B-2 metric ABR-1 vintage style bridge, wired, CHROME, large posts mounting pieces (NO anchors) 1990s/2000s (for some import guitars that use this style bridge) will NOT fit on Gibson - mounting holes are too big

Up for grabs is a lightly used (generally clean with a couple of imperfections) Epiphone B-2 metric ABR-1 vintage style bridge, wired, CHROME finish with large posts mounting pieces (NO anchors - sorry I do NOT have them). It has notched saddles. From the 1990s / 2000s.

This ABR-1 style bridge is for some import guitars that use this style bridge. It will NOT fit on Gibsons because the mounting holes on this bridge are too big.

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MOUNTING PIECES: The diameter of the upper half and the diameter of the lower half of the mounting pieces are wide: 6 mm for smooth upper half and 8mm (8M) for the lower threaded half. Also the TOP Side of each Mounting Post has a dash line impression (or you can call it a dash line slot) - which you have to option to use to raise or to lower the height of the bridge.

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NOTE: The main part of the bridge piece, the six screws, and the mounting piece have a CHROME Finish. And (to me) - it looks like the saddles have a NICKEL finish (or a very dull chrome finish). I just wanted to bridge this to your attention.

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Also pictures # 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 19 were taken on a lower light / in a different light to better show some of the imperfections and/ or to better show the condition of the saddles, etc and / or to avoid strong glares / reflections. In some of these pictures - the CHROME finish appears duller and looks like a nickel color and in a few of these pictures the CHROME finish is kind of shiny - but looks kind of nickel color.

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The heads of both mounting posts have a flat slot (so you can adjust the height of the bridge with a flat screwdriver and / or by rotating the round part with ridges of mounting posts with you fingers.

From the 1990s/2000s. I believe that this was on a lightly used early 2000s Epiphone (import) electric guitar that I parted out several years ago (sorry I don't remember if this bridge was originally on an Epi LP or SG and I don't remember the specific model the guitar).

• NOTE: This bridge can also be for other brand LP / SG body type of guitars and other models guitars that use import / metric size mounting pieces and that will function properly with an ABR-1 type of bridge.

The bridge is / was mostly likely made by the guitar parts company Sung-iL. They supplied Epiphone & other guitar companies with parts / hardware for many years.

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Written details about it's condition are further down in the description.

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Please read info below about the mounting pieces because the mounting pieces are NOT the normal kind that are used with ABR-1 style bridges.

NOTE: From who I can see - this ABR-1 type of bridge does NOT have C-Clips. But the saddles, screws and the retaining clip are on tight (minor play only when you move the saddles with our fingers and minor rattling when you shake the bridge).

The saddles and the screws move fine and can be adjusted fine.

By the way - the type of mounting posts for this bridge is called LARGE POSTS or large metric posts.

This ABR-1 style bridge is a great part for an import electric guitar (requiring metric studs) that you want to relic. Comes with large metric posts (sorry bushings (also called anchors or body inserts are NOT included)

This is considered to be a metric bridge / guitar part that is commonly associated with import guitars (which are guitars usually made in China and Indonesia and Korea).

NOTE: the mounting pieces are NOT the normal kind that are used with ABR-1 style bridges . The normal type of mounting are narrow completely threaded screws (that in most instances) screw into the wood of a guitars body) and that have thumbwheels that can be taken off of the mounting screws. << This style in NOT what the bridge for sale in this listing uses.

In the pictures you can see the type of mounting pieces that goes with this specific bridge - which is the type that is normally is used with a NASHVILLE TOM bridge but larger and the top side of each mounting post has a dash (flat slot) imprint:

• upper half is a smooth post, center area has an un-removable circular thumbwheel, and lower half has a threaded screw-like stem.
• also the diameter of the upper half and the diameter of the lower half of the mounting pieces are wide: 6 mm for smooth upper half and 8mm (8M) for the lower threaded half
• Also the center of the TOP Side of each Mounting Post has a dash line impression (or you can call it a dash line slot) - which you have to option to use to raise or to lower the height of the bridge.

This bridge is for some import electric guitars (that are usually in a lower or mid / lower price range) that use this style bridge.

This bridge will NOT fit on a Gibson because mounting holes are too big and because the mount pieces (smooth upper post the part and the lower threaded part) are too wide.

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This is NOT a historic part. This is NOT a vintage (meaning old) part.

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Weight of this bridge with the saddles, screws, & wire is 1.6 ounces

• NOTE: this weight does not include the mounting pieces.

Made of zinc die-cast.

Some measurements:

• String spread (also called Slot spacing) is 2 and 1/32" (which is very slightly less than 2 and 1/16") SEE picture # 8.

• Post spacing 2-29/32" (which is close to 2 and 7/8") (73.66mm) SEE picture # 9.

NOTE: Three of the saddles are in one direction. And three saddles are in the other direction. This is how this style bridge is designed.

• The orientation of ABR-1 bridge saddles can be adjusted to fine-tune intonation, and sometimes.
• NOTE: Flipping half the saddles allows for a slightly greater range of adjustment, or to accommodate different string gauges.

In case you don't already know: the adjustment screws on the ABR-1 bridge are designed to face the neck, ensuring that the strings angle over the saddles without interfering with the screw heads.

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I put it's condition as VERY GOOD. But I feel like it's in between VG and Excellent shape (your opinion might differ).

CONDITION :

MAIN part of BRIDGE --

• TOP Side Left and Right Areas & Edges (near & where the holes are): Fine / very clean.
• The Top Side UPPER Long Edge (the edge where the wire is) is fine / clean. The Top Side LOWER Long Edge has a couple light - but visible - nicks mostly where the string go over this edge an da few of these ncis ar eonthe left and right edge areas.
• The LOWER SIDE of main part (which is the side with the six very small holes): The main areas (not the left & right sides) have several very tiny nicks. The left and right sides have a few very tiny nciks.
• And the UPPER SIDE of main part (which is the side with the heads of the adjustment screws) - Several very tiny & tiny & nicks and a few very small nicks (most are in / on the middle area) and a couple of very short dash scratches (mostly in then middle area). But a few of these imperfections are on the left & right area of this side. And there are a few very smal surface cloudy spots here & there. NOTE: some of the tiny & very small bumps (especialy those in between the G screw and D screw) look like they're caused by something (maybe tiny rust developing) under the chrome finish.
• The SHORT Curved LEFT and RIGHT Outer Sides are fine / clean.
• BOTTOM SIDE of Main part: Mostly very clean with a few tiny light - but visible - nicks here & there.

SADDLES- Very clean. The notched slots are fine. They move fine.

SCREWS For the Saddles - Very clean. They move fine.

WIRE (retaining wire): It's very clean. It is on tight.

MOUNTING PIECES:

• The UPPER THIRD (which is the smooth posts, the circular parts with the ridges, and the upper part of the threaded areas located just below the circular parts). ONE of the Mounting pieces: The head is fine clean. The slot edges are fine. The sides of the smoothe pots have a few very light hairline surface scratches. The OTHER Mounting Piece: The finish on the head is mostly fine & its clean - but it has a few visible tiny & very small nick / dot impressions - but there is not chip(s) in the finish. (SEE last picture).
• The LOWER TWO - THRIDS (which is rhe threaded areas) of both mounting pieces - they are fine / very clean - with minor surface wear from having been in a guitar (guitar NOT included).
• The circular part below the smooth post / above the threaded part of both mounting pieces have a couple of visible - but not too serious - tiny and very small nicks on the outer sides with the ridges from being adjusted / used. The upper and lower aresa are clean.
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• NO anchors (which are the piece that actually go into the wood of the guitar's body and where the height adjustment mounting pieces screw into)

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Vintage STYLE ABR-1 bridge with large mounting pieces.

• Saddles material : zinc die-cast
• Base plate material : zinc die-cast
• Mounting Pieces material: probably steel
• Mounting Pieces size (lower half threaded part): (M8 x 12.5)

I took several pictures of this bridge and a few pictures of the mounting pieces.

NOTE:   There may be some imperfections that I overlooked.   There are some imperfections that can be seen in person that do not appear in the pictures.  Also  - there are some glares / reflections that show up in the pictures that are not that visible in person.
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