Hard- tail bridge question - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T07:33:22Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/hard-tail-bridge-question?groupUrl=class101&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3297257&groupId=2592684%3AGroup%3A853&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI’m new and experimenting and…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-02-26:2592684:Comment:32975492019-02-26T16:08:12.882ZTim Pannabeckerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TimPannabecker
<p>I’m new and experimenting and having a blast. Hope you are too</p>
<p>I’m new and experimenting and having a blast. Hope you are too</p> Thanks Tim, I'm building a co…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-02-26:2592684:Comment:32972572019-02-26T01:59:18.969ZArthur Paynehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ArthurPayne
<p>Thanks Tim, I'm building a couple more and still experimenting.</p>
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<p>Thanks Tim, I'm building a couple more and still experimenting.</p>
<p></p> I use the hard tail for mag p…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-02-25:2592684:Comment:32968552019-02-25T15:20:46.293ZTim Pannabeckerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TimPannabecker
<p>I use the hard tail for mag pickup amplification. I have also used individual roller bridges, since they are not platformed with a single base, they offer more individual articulation, on an acoustic/piezo build</p>
<p>I use the hard tail for mag pickup amplification. I have also used individual roller bridges, since they are not platformed with a single base, they offer more individual articulation, on an acoustic/piezo build</p> Thanks everyone for your help…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-01-07:2592684:Comment:32692472019-01-07T03:46:05.611ZArthur Paynehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ArthurPayne
<p>Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions</p>
<p>Art.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions</p>
<p>Art.</p> 'Brightness' can also be affe…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-01-05:2592684:Comment:32684772019-01-05T12:32:20.781ZGus Khttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GusK
<p>'Brightness' can also be affected by the depth of the box. A thinner box tends to sound brighter than a deeper one.</p>
<p>'Brightness' can also be affected by the depth of the box. A thinner box tends to sound brighter than a deeper one.</p> That’s how I did it. Gluing…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-01-04:2592684:Comment:32681762019-01-04T15:37:47.271ZChuck Groveshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ChuckGroves
<p>That’s how I did it. Gluing wings on the neck under the bridge won’t affect tone. The type of wood used in the neck and body and the style of attaching it does (neck through vs bolt on vs glue on). Neck through tend to be brighter with better sustain. Maple is the brightest of the commonly used wood for guitars. The more resin in the wood, which usually also makes it darker, tends to dampen the sound and makes it more mellow.</p>
<p>That’s how I did it. Gluing wings on the neck under the bridge won’t affect tone. The type of wood used in the neck and body and the style of attaching it does (neck through vs bolt on vs glue on). Neck through tend to be brighter with better sustain. Maple is the brightest of the commonly used wood for guitars. The more resin in the wood, which usually also makes it darker, tends to dampen the sound and makes it more mellow.</p> Haven't used a hard tail brid…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-01-04:2592684:Comment:32681262019-01-04T06:19:21.497ZThomas "Duck" Petryhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ThomasPetry
<p>Haven't used a hard tail bridge on any of my builds, but it seems as if by nature they spread the contact area of the bridge over a larger surface of the box and by doing so will dampen the vibrations passed to the top. I would think that they will work fine with an electric pickup, but not as well for sound transfer acoustically. The best sounding acoustic build I have done has a threaded rod for the bridge supported on the ends by nuts with the only contact to the lid of the box from the…</p>
<p>Haven't used a hard tail bridge on any of my builds, but it seems as if by nature they spread the contact area of the bridge over a larger surface of the box and by doing so will dampen the vibrations passed to the top. I would think that they will work fine with an electric pickup, but not as well for sound transfer acoustically. The best sounding acoustic build I have done has a threaded rod for the bridge supported on the ends by nuts with the only contact to the lid of the box from the nuts. It sounds great through the pickup to, but sings beautifully unplugged.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/647609876?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/647609876?profile=original" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/647613341?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/647613341?profile=original" class="align-full"/></a></p>