jazzalicious Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hi (see pic below) I've seen these on YouTube vids with heritage but am not familiar with them. Is there any reason for installing one like this and if so.... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesultra Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 That would be a Schaller tailpiece and roller bridge. These were what Heritage used as original equipment up until around the mid-ish 2000s'. They had supply problems with Schaller and started to use TonePros and Seymour Duncan pickups. It was high quality stuff, but many didn't care for the non traditional looks (myself included). The roller bridge had one cool advantage. You could adjust the saddles to allow different string spacing's at the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzalicious Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Is there a difference in feel between that and a typical stoptail ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesultra Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Is there a difference in feel between that and a typical stoptail ? It's kind of flat on top as opposed to a rounded stoptail. To me there was no huge difference in feel while playing. Didn't take much getting used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzalicious Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Wouldn't it be looser feeling compared to the stoptail due to less break angle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 That may be true, especially with the roller bridge. I remember people at heritage saying they felt the schaller roller gave the guitars a "warmer" sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium Maestro Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 If I could I would snag that guitar pictured up in a heart beat... Did anyone else notice the signatures on the label?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 That would be a Schaller tailpiece and roller bridge. The roller bridge had one cool advantage. You could adjust the saddles to allow different string spacing's at the bridge. Not about just the tailpiece on that one, for sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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