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What random stuff have you used for a bridge?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ghostbuttons Mar 14. 16 Replies

Working on a dog bowl resonator at the moment and am struggling to find a suitable bridge. A couple of hardware store trips and looks around the fixings, drawer handles, plumbing sections have turned…Continue

 

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Ghostbuttons replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
Mar 14
John B Treutlein replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"These are my last two"
Mar 12
John B Treutlein replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
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Darryl Tuttle replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
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Darryl Tuttle replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
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bradley J Shannon replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"I built a couple with bone pieces and wood but the height and look was off. I settled on a .38 special brass casing on a grooved flat piece of wood. It just sounds better and the string height and action are perfect."
Feb 27
Michael Fred Johnson replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"Two 4mm thumb screws + nuts, two domed nuts plus abit of folded stainless sheet. Works well on dog bowl guitars"
Feb 24
John B Treutlein replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
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Paul Craig replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"Most unusual thing I did was make a rollor bidge out of a bolt and some nuts. The nuts are glued to the top and the bolt is threaded through the nuts. The bolt will roll freely in the threads when the tremolo is used. The tremolo was made out of a…"
Feb 1
Greg Brown replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
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Muddytone replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"Some magnificent guitars (/decor/finishes/lightning f-holes) and tremendous ideas here. I'm blown away by the domino suggestion - they'd make good nuts too, and I bet I could get a nice bone set a lot cheaper than a 4" piece sold for…"
Dec 12, 2022
Jerry Jordan replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"I like dominos, plastic chopsticks, Walnut wedges, Bamboo chopsticks, fretwire, coat hanger wire, all-thread, bolts, bone, and other random stuff. The arm off a pair of cheap glasses works well. Plastic tooth brush handles.,"
Dec 9, 2022
Doug Laffin replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"I'm using a lamb shank bone on my current build."
Dec 8, 2022
Carl Floyd replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"My wraparound bridge CBG has good volume & resonance.  Surprised me."
Nov 12, 2022
Taffy Evans replied to Muddytone's discussion What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
"Hi Muddystone, my bridges are not "out there" so to speak, I look for what is going to give me the best sound. But if my build is fully electric It's not so important. I use wood/ bone combinations for acoustic/acoustic CBGs and for…"
Nov 10, 2022
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