7/5/2023 0 Comments Mojoaxe wraparound bridge![]() He used a Dremel tool to cut the washers into a C-shape so that they could be slipped beneath the stud's head. The customer devised a clever solution which was slip a pair of modified tuner washers beneath the head of the stud. ![]() Because the ears were thinned down, there was a pretty healthy-size gap between the ear and the stud. The studs are the later 1950's style which have a larger gap between the head and the lower collar. Here is a photo of a 1954 Goldtop with a MojoAxe tailpiece which has had the bottom sanded down. Its not the perfect solution because the material gets pretty thin in the area of the set screws, but it does help to alleviate the high-action problem. This modification actually does lower the string height by about 1.2mm. My solution was to sand down the bottom-side of a standard (thick-ear) MojoAxe tailpiece. I've had a couple of customers with 53/54 goldtops contact me because they cannot get the action low enough even with the stock thin-ear tailpiece bottomed out. To intonate the non-lightning bolt bridge it’s necessary to kick the low E side of the bridge WAY back, which looks a little odd. This is due to a shallow neck angle, not the tailpiece. I recommend the MOJOAXE lightning bolt bridge, intonates perfectly. ![]() Some 1953-1954 wraptail Goldtops have too high of action even with the tailpiece bottomed out against the body. Gibson added material to the top surface of the ears in order to strengthen them. The distance from the bottom plane to the top of the saddle arc is the same on both. ![]()
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