Hi guys
Just built this one today, and had a question about the bridge.
When using this method (ie nut and bolt saddle), do,you fix the saddle, or leave it loose?
I notice that the saddle gets pulled straight rather than angled after playing for a while.
What would be the best way to fix it, a little epoxy?
Cheers
Dash
Usually the bridges in CBGs are left "floating" (i.e. held in place solely by string tension). If you want to 'glue' it in place, try a drop of super glue on both ends of the bridge (the bolts head and the nut), since the bond formed by super glue is rather brittle and if you want to move it later on, you can give it a whack or two and it should break free. Before gluing it in place, you should connect an electronic tuner and try to adjust the bridge position so that each string is tuned equally well at the octave (12th string if chromatic, 7th string if diatonic) as it is open. Mark the bridge position and then glue it there. If you need more details on adjusting the bridge position for best intonation up and down the neck, ask that question here again and I'll respond in more detail. The topic has been discussed elsewhere on CBN.
P.S. From your photo, it looks like a very nice first build.
It's probably the low angle of the strings from the bridge to the tailpiece that is allowing your bridge to float away...
But I'm a newbie, and you should get another opinion! lol
...perhaps you might try a very small amount of the silicone adhesive, with just a very little bit applied under the two nuts that support your bridge... to keep it from creeping???
(It could be rubbed off, if you did not like it and wanted to re-do it.)
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Usually the bridges in CBGs are left "floating" (i.e. held in place solely by string tension). If you want to 'glue' it in place, try a drop of super glue on both ends of the bridge (the bolts head and the nut), since the bond formed by super glue is rather brittle and if you want to move it later on, you can give it a whack or two and it should break free. Before gluing it in place, you should connect an electronic tuner and try to adjust the bridge position so that each string is tuned equally well at the octave (12th string if chromatic, 7th string if diatonic) as it is open. Mark the bridge position and then glue it there. If you need more details on adjusting the bridge position for best intonation up and down the neck, ask that question here again and I'll respond in more detail. The topic has been discussed elsewhere on CBN.
P.S. From your photo, it looks like a very nice first build.
-Rand.
Nice clean looking CBG you have built!
It's probably the low angle of the strings from the bridge to the tailpiece that is allowing your bridge to float away...
But I'm a newbie, and you should get another opinion! lol
...perhaps you might try a very small amount of the silicone adhesive, with just a very little bit applied under the two nuts that support your bridge... to keep it from creeping???
(It could be rubbed off, if you did not like it and wanted to re-do it.)
Good luck, rc