What are the wraparound stud screws in my Korina special Jr...SAE or metric?

[Jakeboy]

I am buying a Faber Compensated wraparound and I want yo add the locking posts as well but don't know if I need metric or SAE.....I know the two slider Wilkies are metric cause Kim kkeller said so...but what about the one slider wraparound Wilkie? Thanks for any help!

Mark

[cynic]

If I remember correctly CMatthes used one of those on a project so he could answer this for sure, but I've read the Fabers are compensated specifically for the steep angle wraparounds like the 50s Gibson's, not the shallow angle bridges as used by Hamer.

[DaveH]

The later model hardware is metric. Don't know the change-over year(s).

[Jakeboy]

Mine is a 2005.... CMatthes convinced me to try the Faber!

[Andrew]

You will need to measure the threads on the current screws to be sure as it their latter years Hamer used mixed hardware. It is impossible to guess judging by previous posts on the subject.

I think the earlier the guitar (once at New Hartford) the more likely to be metric (Gotoh and Schaller) but later on they starting using more imperial threaded inserts as they switched to Tone-pros.

All the nineties stuff from Arlington Heights is metric.

[Jakeboy]

Thanks! I'll just pull the screw posts at next string change and take them to Ace and see what fits....