Darryl,
I don't know if your Marquee has the 'Point Classic' trem unit, since you bought it recently I imagine it has the later BURNS unit. However , here is part of an ongoing conversation I have had over the last few days with Charles Fisher in USA, the man who designed and owns the patent for the Point Classic which may be interest to anyone who does have a Marquee with that particular trem unit:
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Hi Bill,
The Korean model made by WooSung Chorus Industries IS the original. WSC has been licensed since 1999 to build the Point Classic Trem to my exact specs. They are the ONLY company on earth licensed to manufacture the Point Classic Tremolo. BUT the points are still manufactured only by me in the USA. Could you give me the web site of the Belgian company you mentioned in you last e-mail? Thanks in advance.
The problem with the Korean model was not the trem block itself. but the Point Retention Bar. When I sent the print to WSC, I said to make the piece out of 5150 steel and finish it in zinc. They mis-read the instructions and started casting the PRB in zinc instead of steel, and sending them to Burns. Of course they began to fail immediately, and it took months before I finally found out, having been informed by a customer at the NAMM show that they were "alloy" instead of steel. I investigated and immediately corrected the fault with the company. They have since cast the bar out of steel. The Burns ad on the web site was for a replacement bar for the defective one. I have sent hundreds to customers who responded that once it was installed, the trem worked just fine.
Sincerely,
Charles/TPT
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