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  • Replating a bridge

    Has anyone tried to replate a corroded bridge? I have a MusicMan bass bridge that needs some serious attention. Do you recommend a company?

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  • #2
    You probably can't re-plate it for the cost of replacing it, unless you have some "original part" fetish. Search eBay for "musicman bass bridge". There are lots of them.
    "I took a photo of my ohm meter... It didn't help." Enzo 8/20/22

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    • #3
      That part looks to be quite pitted so you need to pick a plater that does restorative plating. otherwise by the time the pits are removed the part will be too thin. It takes a lot of material removal to get a pitted surface good enough for plating and regular time-is-money commercial shops will just dress out the pits on an abrasive wheel and you'll be left with a shiny ornament. So It needs to be heavily copper plated first to fill in the pits and refinished back to the correct metal thickness before continuing with nickel and chrome.

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      • #4
        I checked around and this vintage bridge is very hard to find. The last one sold for $350! So I am going to stick with my plan of having it replated.

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        • #5
          I have a customer with the same bridge with same problem. He also wants to get it re-plated. I told him I have no idea who does that anymore.
          It's weird, because it WAS working fine.....

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Randall View Post
            I have a customer with the same bridge with same problem. He also wants to get it re-plated. I told him I have no idea who does that anymore.
            You might try these places. They are in your neck of the woods.
            nosaj
            soldering stuff that's broken, breaking stuff that works, Yeah!

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            • #7
              I had this bridge replated by Van Nuys Plating in California. Here are the results. The got the job done faster and cheaper than they quoted me!

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