Replacing bridge and tailpiece

[Bluediver]

Hi. I am thinking about replacing the bridge and tailpiece on my H157.

Does anyone know which make these are and where can I get replacements?

(UK based if that matters)

 

Edited Wednesday at 11:20 AM by Bluediver

[TalismanRich]

That version of the tailpiece and bridge was made by Schaller of Germany.  They still sell the roller bridge, but I don't think the tailpiece is a current item.  Thomann is a Schaller dealer.  

https://schaller.info/en/bridges/

If you want to change the style to a more common bridge and tailpiece,  many people here swear by the Faber units.   The trick it to make sure that you use the correct spacing.

 

Edited Wednesday at 12:52 PM by TalismanRich

[tbonesullivan]

On 6/11/2025 at 8:49 AM, TalismanRich said:

That version of the tailpiece and bridge was made by Schaller of Germany.  They still sell the roller bridge, but I don't think the tailpiece is a current item.  Thomann is a Schaller dealer.  

https://schaller.info/en/bridges/

If you want to change the style to a more common bridge and tailpiece,  many people here swear by the Faber units.   The trick it to make sure that you use the correct spacing.

 

They really seem to have pared down their lineup, though after the leadership transition and issues that's to be expected. When I put my H535 "back to stock" years ago, they still had the tailpieces, but now they seem to no longer be offered. The roller bridges are still relatively popular for use with bigsby and other tremolo style tailpieces.

I've never really noticed a huge deficiency in sound quality from using the bridge, and still remember Vince Lewis saying he liked that bridge because he said it gave him a warmer sound. Still, I don't play my H535 much at all anymore. I've tried to love the stock Schaller Golden 50s for years, and they are great clean, but I really need to get around to having them replaced with something else.

Edited 15 hours ago by tbonesullivan

[bolero]

That is a nice looking top!

How about a pic of the whole guitar?