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Permalink Reply by Korrigan on April 19, 2018 at 12:39am

It should work but do you have a pic of the bridge you are talking about?

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on April 19, 2018 at 3:14am

Gitty sells the 4 string uke rosewood and bone bridge. I don't have a picture at this time but will remember that a picture is worth a thousand words next time.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on April 21, 2018 at 6:53pm

Hi Robbie your description is a little confusing mate. Are you referring to the nut on the end of the fingerboard, or the bridge [with a bone saddle] on the top. Yes a photo would help.

Taff 

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on April 22, 2018 at 11:11am

 I see, thanks Richard. It threw me when mentioned screwing a bridge to the neck. That type of bridge would be glued to the guitar top. It must be a through neck. 

Screwing the bridge to the neck through the top, would kill any good acoustic response.

Taff 

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on April 23, 2018 at 12:20am

Any suggestions on what type of glue? 5 minute epoxy? The strings are fed through the  holes then over the bone bridge and I was thinking that would cause a lot of stress on the top of the box.

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on April 23, 2018 at 12:19am

That's exactly it.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on April 23, 2018 at 1:02pm

Hi also remember to secure the ends of cross braces to the sides if you want real strength/support. 

My thought is that that a simple transverse brace/s  would provide enough support with maybe a bridge plate inside. Either way structural braces, I feel, do their job better if supported at their ends. 

I liken it to a road or train bridge where the supports of the bridge don't go all the way to the bank on either side. They will support the load, but for how long?

All that Richard says is correct, once you try a couple of ways you will know what suits your instruments for yourself.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on April 23, 2018 at 11:10pm

Thanks everyone so much! Great group!

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Permalink Reply by JL on April 24, 2018 at 4:03am

Glue only is likely why it comes with a tag for plastic strings only. Bronze will rip it right off.  as a teenager I ruined a good Sears catalog 6 string with the wrong strings. the bridge, glue, and several layers of the plywood face dangled from the end of the slack strings :-(

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Permalink Reply by Korrigan on April 24, 2018 at 9:02am

I would think glue would work fine on a 3 stringer. It should only be about 30-40lbs of tension tuned G2,D3,G3.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on April 24, 2018 at 4:42pm

If done properly gluing with titebond is fine. Here's a pic of a 12 string guitar I built just glue holding that bridge on.

JL, sounds like the glue held ok, it was the ply's in the timber that let go.

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Permalink Reply by Robbie on April 25, 2018 at 12:02am

Beauty! I'm sure now that the glue will hold! Thank you.

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