Building the Ergonomic Guitar

Bridges,pickups and related stringed instrument parts.

Finding little detail available on the ABM headless bridge system, Romano decided to do some documentation and share both his observations and the plan drawing he drew up.

Until now, the main way to get a tremolo bridge for a headless guitar has been to opt for a Steinberger bridge. However, Ola Strandberg’s work on a Floyd Rose replacement tremolo designed for headless guitars stands ready to change this.

“What do pickups have to do with ergonomic guitars?” In the case of the radically different Alumitone pickups, the answer is “Potentially quite a bit.”

A well thought out DIY solution for headless guitar tuners.

Guitar parts maker ABM Mueller is back in business!

Owner David tells us about his experiences with the Bondy headless fixed bridge.

An ingeniously simple approach to a headless bridge system.

Machinist Jon Bondy’s fixed bridge replacements for the headless Steinberger Trans-Trem, S-Trem, and R-Trem bridges.

UPDATE: ABM Mueller has returned! For more, read Guitar Parts Maker ABM Mueller Is Back!
ABM Mueller, makers of high quality guitar parts and a headless bridge seen on several featured guitars, appears to be out of business. Their site is still up but word on this Project Guitar Forum thread is that the owner has [...]

Headless guitar designs are particularly suited to ergonomic guitars. By eliminating the weight of the headstock and centralizing the weight of the tuners close to the player’s body, headless stringed instruments can end up with significantly better balance. Bass guitars particularly benefit from moving those heavy tuners off the end of a long scale neck. [...]