Gibson Parts

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My nephew has a 1989 Gibson V, with a factory stienberger tremelo system. ITs not the comercial trem that stienberer sells, but a rather cheesy one that Gibson put on thier gtrs in the late 80s. Does anybody know where I might find parts for one of these? The adjustment screw that adjust tension is stripped, and Gibson is no help at all. Somebody has to have one of these that they pulled off at some point laying around.
 
Hmmm, there's a guy in VT that may have what you're looking for, I think it's 'parts is parts' or something like that, it's in Guitar Notes' links somewhere.
 
The only part that ever needs replacing is the spring....that can be had at any salvageyard.
Intake valve spring from a 283-327 ( small block chevy engine ).
 
BDGR,
If it is just a screw, take it to a small general engineering shop, or machine shop, screws are nothing magical, you can either get a new one or maybe you'll have to get the female thread drilled out and tapped to the next size, but for some strange reason if a thread strips it is the male 9 times out of 10. check the price first tho'
Clive
 
Hey Bdgr;

I remember that ax. Does J want that trim to work, or does he just want to play the guitar? If he just wants to play it, I'm sure we can find a way to block it or, lock it down. But, if he wants it wiggle, you may be SOL because that trim is a POS. Your best bet may be to try and replace it with a better unit.
 
bubinski said:
The only part that ever needs replacing is the spring....that can be had at any salvageyard.
Intake valve spring from a 283-327 ( small block chevy engine ).
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Not true, first of all, the studs that it pivots on tends to break. I made one of those when he first got it...After I called the people that Gibson sent me to. They said this was a common occurance they had a pile of broken ones. All with broken studs and stripped out adjustment screws. Apparently these stienberger trems were made of cheaper materials than the standard ones. None of the parts interchange.
 
Clive Hugh said:
BDGR,
If it is just a screw, take it to a small general engineering shop, or machine shop, screws are nothing magical, you can either get a new one or maybe you'll have to get the female thread drilled out and tapped to the next size, but for some strange reason if a thread strips it is the male 9 times out of 10. check the price first tho'
Clive
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Actually, both the male and the female parts are not standard pieces. Its hard to describe, but its not really a standard thread, its more of a spiral, otherwise I would just tap it myself.
 
64Firebird said:
Hey Bdgr;

I remember that ax. Does J want that trim to work, or does he just want to play the guitar? If he just wants to play it, I'm sure we can find a way to block it or, lock it down. But, if he wants it wiggle, you may be SOL because that trim is a POS. Your best bet may be to try and replace it with a better unit.
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It has a built in lock, thankfully, so he can still play it, but it would cool if we could make the trem work. He really doesnt want to route it out for another one, he wants to keep it stock. Can't say I blame him.
 
There's no point to keeping that it stock if it doesn't work and you can't get parts. Unless, you just want to hang it on the wall and look at it. Other that the trim, that's a good guitar. Why not fix it up with a good one?
 
64Firebird said:
There's no point to keeping that it stock if it doesn't work and you can't get parts. Unless, you just want to hang it on the wall and look at it. Other that the trim, that's a good guitar. Why not fix it up with a good one?
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Well....
Like I said, it plays fine like it is, the trem has a locking lever, but it would be nice to get the trem working. Eventually I will find parts for the damn thing. To put, say a floyd rose, you would have to mutilate the hell out of the thing(it has kind of a wierd shape. There wernt whole lot of these made, and I get a feeling that most of them have had a transplant already, so thats more reason to keep it stock. I remember the shit I got when I tried to sell my Rickenbacher 4001 because it had a differant tailpiece, and it hadn't even been modified(the original tailpiece was in the case with it).
 
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