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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on March 22, 2013 at 11:55pm

sorry i don`t use bolts

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 23, 2013 at 4:24am

You don't have to. If you wanna grind a flat on it, you can. Or do two, one ground flat, the other not. Try em both. No rules. Randy don't do bolts. His bridges are awesome.

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Permalink Reply by David Bowes on March 23, 2013 at 6:15am

Ron

Thanks, new to this guitar making thing, but getting the idea, no rules,JFDI.

Tried a number of different options today, currently a wooded one.

David

David

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 24, 2013 at 2:51am

David,

Yep, we stress too much over simplicity. If we never effed up, we'd never learn, would we? Read an article today about not saving kids from boredom. Let em figure stuff out, get the creative juices flowing. Same applies here. Not saying don't ask for advice, but once given and taken, then, as you say, JFDI. I think I'll have a T-shirt made up with that ;-).

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on March 26, 2013 at 3:10am

 Try a hardwood dowel or tapered wood block, it less weight and transfers vibration better. if you want a bolt all that matters is it doesn't move. Or try this.

 

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Permalink Reply by David Bowes on March 26, 2013 at 11:58am

Fantastic technique, as luck would have it I purchased a drill press, and new set of routers bits this weekend,so I will have a go.

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on March 26, 2013 at 11:15am

i used a key for a bridge once it worked fine, as should a round bolt! (-:

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Permalink Reply by David Bowes on March 26, 2013 at 12:00pm

Thanks. I am  currently using a 5 mm aluminum L section with good results.

David

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Permalink Reply by Brendan deVallance on March 27, 2013 at 10:03am

I like the look of the metal hardware on CBGs, but i dont like the sound of a metal bridge. If you want a good acoustic sounding guitar, I would suggest a piece of wood.

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