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String retainer bar as a bridge?

Posted by Graham McGugan on April 10, 2014 at 4:32pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Hi has anyone any idea if you would be able to use either of these (maybe with spacers?) as a bridge/ saddle pieces, thanks.

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Michael Fred Johnson April 12, 2014 at 9:58am

You could use short pieces of brass tube to get the height similar to this
Comrade Paul April 11, 2014 at 3:36pm

I like to use brass screws On a moveable wood base with a groove to sit the screw. Then u can mess with size of screw and underlying wood for adjustments. But what u got would look nicer no doubt.
Ron "Oily" Sprague April 11, 2014 at 6:46am

Dunno why they wouldn't work. Nice lookin.
- Andy K > Ron "Oily" Sprague April 11, 2014 at 8:45am
  
  Yeah they should work fine and I think it would look great. I was thinking about using a piece of fretwire in a bit of box liner as a bridge which should give a similar result.
Muddy Creek Guitars April 10, 2014 at 5:17pm

You could use the top picture for a bridge. It would be a little low for my taste. I would put it on a piece of wood to bump it up a little. Anytime I use something smooth for a bridge, I like to file little string guides in them.

I'm sure you'll get lots of advice.

Happy building!

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