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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Originally posted by Randall View PostI 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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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