Van Halen's Kramer-Berger: Putting a Steinberger Transtrem in a Strat Body!

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After much routing and hair pulling, I finally put a Steinberger Transtrem in Strat body. As an Eddie Van Halen-holic, I've always wanted to build the Kramer-Berger, and finally had the means to do it! Now I want to share it with all of YOU. In this video, I share pics of the construction and show you what's so special about these rare transposing vibrato systems.

Parts used:
-Steinberger Type 2 Transtrem
-Warmoth poplar body
-Seymour Duncan Perpetual Burn with Floyd Upgrades Pickup Mounting System
-Best Guitar Parts neck - 25 inch scale, quartersawn maple, graphite reinforcement rods, 6150 nickel/silver fretwire, Explorer headstock
-Gotoh 1 11/16" locking nut
-Gotoh locking tuners
-Straplocks
-Electrosocket jack
-Gold volume knob
-500k pot

This guitar is also for sale! Link to the eBay listing here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Eddie-Van-Ha...

Links to pics:
Vintage Kramer: http://www.vintagekramer.com/5150f.htm
Trans-Trem Routing: https://www.scribd.com/doc/164837277/...
Guitar World: https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eddi...
Guild of American Luthiers: https://luth.org/instrument-plans/har...
Steinberger World: http://www.steinbergerworld.com/tt_ti...
Vintage Guitar: https://www.vintageguitar.com/3894/st...