what happened

[teokiatuan]

hey all

i was servicing my jp6 as usual, cleaning the fretboard, wiping down the body, polishing the frets etc, when i suddenly noticed the saddle on the D string was missing a part

pictures

strap is there to prevent bottoming out

i didn't do remove the part consciously,that's for sure


what in the world happened?
i haven't found the bit yet but is it possible to fix it back?
help

 

[TonyEVH5150]

Contact customer service and/or your local Music-Man distributor/dealer. can't really tell from your pics, but I'm guessing that's a piezo bridge. Saddle might need to be replaced.

Ernie Ball Music Man Company Contact Information

 

[KungFu Grip]

Try plugging into the piezo side and see if you get anthing out of the D string at all when you pluck it. I'm assuming that you're going to need a new saddle, or at least need to find that tiny little part.

 

[teokiatuan]

i've found the part but it doesn't seem to snap back into place
bummer

 

[ShaneV]

Contact customer service and/or your local Music-Man distributor/dealer. can't really tell from your pics, but I'm guessing that's a piezo bridge. Saddle might need to be replaced.

Ernie Ball Music Man Company Contact Information

I can tell from the picture that it's a piezo bridge

 

[phatduckk]

check with your dealer or the distributor in Singapore. their info is:

Excel Sports & Music
47 Tannery Ln. #02-05 Elite Industrial Bldg. II
Singapore, 347794

Phone:
656 841 1055

Fax:
656 841 6606

 

[Spudmurphy]

What has happened is that the little "metal slug" has come out of the saddle, and this is associated with the piezo. Without it the piezo will not work.

I had to replace 3 saddles on my JP - the trouble was that the previous owner had not cared lovingly for his JP, and they (the slugs) were missing.

Sure - phone customer service and they will advise. If it was me I'd clean both surfaces with some naphtha on a cotton bud and just try pushing it back into the saddle - restring and see if it works. There is no soldered joint holding it in, it may just be peened into place - maybe (and once again ask CS) you may try gluing it back in.

Anyway hope it's cleared up the mystery - but CONTACT CS first before anything else and before gluing it!. (please let us know what the solution is?)

 

[teokiatuan]

check with your dealer or the distributor in Singapore. their info is:

Excel Sports & Music
47 Tannery Ln. #02-05 Elite Industrial Bldg. II
Singapore, 347794

Phone:
656 841 1055

Fax:
656 841 6606

Thanks, but i believe the dealer is Sinamex instead

What has happened is that the little "metal slug" has come out of the saddle, and this is associated with the piezo. Without it the piezo will not work.

I had to replace 3 saddles on my JP - the trouble was that the previous owner had not cared lovingly for his JP, and they (the slugs) were missing.

Sure - phone customer service and they will advise. If it was me I'd clean both surfaces with some naphtha on a cotton bud and just try pushing it back into the saddle - restring and see if it works. There is no soldered joint holding it in, it may just be peened into place - maybe (and once again ask CS) you may try gluing it back in.

Anyway hope it's cleared up the mystery - but CONTACT CS first before anything else and before gluing it!. (please let us know what the solution is?)

i do take alot of care around my jp6, besides, its less than 3 months old, so i guess i just got a lemon

thanks for the advice

 

[ef_in_fla]

Where are the slots? Mine has slots.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Thanks, but i believe the dealer is Sinamex instead




i do take alot of care around my jp6, besides, its less than 3 months old, so i guess i just got a lemon

thanks for the advice

I didn't mean that you didn't take care of it - it just happens and just as well you found the metal "slug".

Any news yet?

 

[sickindian]

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/37481-ive-got-problem-my-piezo-bridge.html

^Thats exactly what happened ^?
And I must tell you that EB CS i just excellent.

 

[sickindian]

I didn't mean that you didn't take care of it - it just happens and just as well you found the metal "slug".

Any news yet?

Nice avatar haha for the first time i thought it was somebody else.(got use to your previous one)

 

[Spudmurphy]

Nice avatar haha for the first time i thought it was somebody else.(got use to your previous one)

My previous Avatar was a picture of Peter Green I took when he firest made his retutn with the Colours.
This ALOC one is one I used a little while ago.

Seems you sorted your Piezo then?

 

[teokiatuan]

I didn't mean that you didn't take care of it - it just happens and just as well you found the metal "slug".

Any news yet?

nope no nothing new so far, still waiting on my dealer and ebmm cs to get back to me

would it be ok if i just placed the cap on the saddle and play magnetic for now? would the cap fall out?