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TYPE 72-18("Ebonised" wood or occasionally Rosewood with Single Plastic Saddle.) |
Fitted to budget archtops such as the Congress, Senator, 449, 450, 455, 456 Models, and also the President/457 up to the early 1960's. |
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TYPE 72-18C(Plastic with Individual Plastic Saddles.) |
Fitted to budget archtops for a period during the early 1970's. |
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TYPE 72-20(Ebonised Wood with Individual Brass Fretwire Saddles. Occasionally Plastic Base and Bridge with Brass Saddles.) |
Fitted to all mid and high quality archtops, Clubs, and thinline-electrics up to the introduction of the Type 72-23 Bridge in the early 1960's. Then continued on many archtop, particularly acoustic, and Club models. |
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TYPE 72-23 - MICROMATIC(Ebonised Wood Base with Steel Channel Bridge. Adjustable Individual Steel Saddles.) |
Introduced c1963, and from then fitted to most Verithin, thinline & full bodied electric archtops, and some acoustic archtops. |
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TYPE 72-25(Steel "Screw-Down" Bridge with Adjustable Clear Plastic Saddles. 72-25A Version Fitted with String Damper.) |
Introduced in late 1960's, and fitted to many
solid models, plus some thinline archtops, and Verithins. Used in
particular with Hofner Vibrato tailpiece.
String-damper version used exclusively on solids. |
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TYPE 72-30(All Nickel-Plated Steel with Vertical Adjustment Only.) |
Fitted to early solid models, prior to introduction of Type 72/25 Bridge. |
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BIGSBY BRIDGE(Aluminium with Vertical Adjustment Only.) |
Fitted with Bigsby Vibrato Units on Selmer UK guitars only. |
