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Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on July 4, 2011 at 1:03am

Hi Penny.

Yes. I did make the bridges. There are some other photos up here, but funnily enough I am working on the bridge for the next one and I am going to document that a bit better and then put up a fuller description.

All the best.

John

Comment by Penny Nelson on July 4, 2011 at 12:46am

Its a lovely looking build. did you make the ebony bridges? they look great.

 

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on March 13, 2011 at 9:08am

Hi John. Sounds interesting. Feel like sharing it?

Comment by jabes on March 13, 2011 at 6:44am

i have an idea germinating .....

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on March 12, 2011 at 1:15pm

Hi John. This is certainly the place to bat ideas around. There are so many knowledgable people here. Have fun.

Comment by jabes on March 12, 2011 at 7:01am

cheers i guessed you had considerable experience,thanks for the freindship,it's good to chat about stuff that would bore the socks off most of my fb freinds.be lucky.

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on March 11, 2011 at 11:37pm

Hi John. I made the bridge plate out of 1.5mm brass sheet. The movable bridge pieces are made from ebony (better view here). The adjustable saddles were modified from parts used to make violin and voila bows (I used to make them). The other screws (M3 pan head and M2 cheese head) and washers are standard. I have put up a total of 14 pics so that you can see the whole process. All the best. John

Comment by jabes on March 11, 2011 at 11:21pm

i was looking at this last night,did you make the adjustable bridge fittings? i figure i could make some from some old uk electric plug top pins..nice guitar.

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on March 11, 2011 at 11:06am

Hi Brian. The strings go through copper pop rivets. The size is 4mm x 8mm. I bought them to use on the next one I am making but when I saw them I decided to use them on this one too. Good luck with your making.