Ebony movable bridges with phosphor bronze saddles. The saddles have a very fine thread and are an interference fit so don't move around. There are some unfinished ones which will go on the four stringer I am making.
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  • Hi John. Thanks for the comment ;-)
  • is one set and bridge coming to mR Mcnair????? YEs I knew it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Hi Michael. Thanks for leaving the comment. They will probably make more sense once I put up some more pics later today. All the best. John
  • I'm in total shock! these are beautiful.
  • Hi there Jay. Thank you very much for leaving the comment.
  • Hi John. Coming from the man who's videos were what got me into this stuff in the first place that means an awful lot. Thank you so much for the comment.
  • o my god! this is the coolest thing i have ever seen in homemade bridges!...these rally have craftsman written all over them...man i am blow away
  • One of the things that still lurks in my garage from a previous career is a Tom Senior vertical milling machine. I cut long strips of ebony (see the saw marks on the sides) and then milled them. I made a couple of guides to sit them on in the vice so that they can be lined up and they all have the same dimensions. To give you and idea of the size, they are about 1" long (should have put a ruler in the shot). The shaping is done with files and abrasive paper and they are finished off with danish oil applied with fine steel wool.

  • How did you machine these, by hand or machine?
  • Wow, very nice.
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