by julian tobey » Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:50 am
The Schroeder can sit lower than a TOM. So, if you wish to take advantage of that, have the bridge in hand and determine neck angle in the typical way-straight edge resting on the majority of the FB, with the "south" end hovering over the bridge position. Dummy the bridge in its approximate place-but very close to final- you should probably shim a little height into the bridge so it will adjust both ways after it is permanently in place- and then measure for your neck angle. I use a Beall Box to get the angle, but the vertical measurement at bridge-point is just as valuable. I sneak up on final rout of the mortise floor as the whole neck unit is "sunk" into the body-I hope it is obvious that if your neck unit is sitting high in the mortise and you are going by linear measurement[b][/b], as opposed to degrees, you just add the distance from the bottom of the FB to the "landing point" of the body at the mortise, transfered to the bridge position.
I am so impressed with the Schroeder wrapper that it will be my default bridge for any build that does not use the two component TOM system. I had been stickng with the TonePros wrapper. TP could work on theirs to improve the aesthetics-I think "function" forgot about "form" in the design, following the BadAss's, aka Hipshot's, awkward lines. I don't see compromise in the Schroeder(I am overwhelmed by the elegance of the Auburn automobiles).