Making 4 string hard tail bridges

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Permalink Reply by Skeesix on October 27, 2009 at 9:07pm

I've seen plans online for building your own brake, which of course, now I can't remember where I saw it.

Maybe I was thinking of these Micro-Mark plating kits, which are more in line with the price I remember:
http://www.micromark.com/plating-and-etching.html

Micro-Mark also has some small breaks for a reasonable price: http://www.micromark.com/SearchResult.aspx?deptIdFilter=0&searc...

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Permalink Reply by Brett Morgan on July 15, 2010 at 6:21am

Someone posted this link in another thread:

http://www.moongazermusic.com/bridges.html

They just added a 3 string gold bridge!!

Brett

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Permalink Reply by Tracy Kennedy on July 15, 2010 at 2:57pm

There are plans readily available to make your own bench break online out of inexpensive materials.

As far a chroming or plating you can actually do that in your own garage with a electrolysis set up. Ive used an electrolysis set up to clean metal parts using a 55 g plastic drum, an annode, cathode, washing soda and water solution and a battery charger. You are actually creating a giant battery. It will strip paint and rust clear off the metal. If you reverse the polarity of the annode and cathode and add a plating base you can plate metal.

The plans to build your own system are readily available online as well. I will suggest an analog battery charger though, the ones with digital readout dont work unles you actually hook up a car battery in series so the charger will work correctly cause the charger is smart enough to know that it thinks the washing solution is a dead or damaged battery and wont even turn on. You need a good battery in the loop so the charger thinks its actually doing something. The older analog type dont have this problem cause it just turns on and charges.

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Permalink Reply by Mungo Park on July 15, 2010 at 9:39pm

This guy has lots of stuff for a good price.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/CHROME-GUITAR-ROLLER-NUT-/220524999235?cmd=ViewI...
Cheers Ron.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Harrison on July 16, 2010 at 12:26pm

Josh,
If you can provide a drawing of the part you would like to build, I may be able to help. I am a tool maker/machinest.

Thanks
Bob

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Permalink Reply by Greg on July 16, 2010 at 3:52pm

Heres a 3 stringer I made from aluminum channel. I cut one side off and sanded it smooth. Some aluminum round stock...1/4 " and some humbucker adjustment screws and springs. The round stock is tapped for 4-40 thread I believe. A bigger pic is on my page.

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Permalink Reply by Tracy Kennedy on July 21, 2010 at 11:45am

Josh,

I was strolling through the Miller Welding website and ran across a plan for building a Bench Brake I thought you might find useful. http://www.millerwelds.com/interests/projects/bending-brake/

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Permalink Reply by Brett Morgan on July 24, 2010 at 6:41am

Has anyone tried using a bass guitar bridge, would that work for a 4 string CBG? I'm not sure what the string spacing etc is like but I found this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GOLD-BASS-BRIDGE-FITS-FENDER-JAZZ-P-GUITAR-V...

Not a bad price anyway..

Brett

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Permalink Reply by Bob Harrison on July 24, 2010 at 12:45pm

I think a company like Getty or other foreword looking entrepreneurs should get a Fender repro adjustable hard tailpiece custom made for 3 or 4 string cigar box guitars made in China. I know we could not build them as inexpensively as the Chinese could make them. I bet just the plating cost here in the USA could be more than the price for a complete tailpiece chrome plated from China.

Just my thoughts

Bob :)

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Permalink Reply by Brett Morgan on July 24, 2010 at 2:13pm

Bob, I recently found these, i grabbed a 3 and a 4 string bridge, arrived today actually ;)

http://www.moongazermusic.com/bridges.html

Brett

Bob Harrison said:

I think a company like Getty or other foreword looking entrepreneurs should get a Fender repro adjustable hard tailpiece custom made for 3 or 4 string cigar box guitars made in China. I know we could not build them as inexpensively as the Chinese could make them. I bet just the plating cost here in the USA could be more than the price for a complete tailpiece chrome plated from China.

Just my thoughts

Bob :)

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Permalink Reply by Bob Harrison on July 24, 2010 at 2:54pm

Brett,
Thanks for adding this and what a great company, yep thats what I am talking about. My bet is a somebody will get the 3 and 4 string tailpieces at even a lower retail price.

Thanks
Bob:)

Brett Morgan said:

Bob, I recently found these, i grabbed a 3 and a 4 string bridge, arrived today actually ;)

http://www.moongazermusic.com/bridges.html

Brett

Bob Harrison said:

I think a company like Getty or other foreword looking entrepreneurs should get a Fender repro adjustable hard tailpiece custom made for 3 or 4 string cigar box guitars made in China. I know we could not build them as inexpensively as the Chinese could make them. I bet just the plating cost here in the USA could be more than the price for a complete tailpiece chrome plated from China.

Just my thoughts

Bob :)

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