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Topic: Newbie first lap steel build - bridges and saddles |
JB Bobbitt
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Posted 18 Oct 2018 12:46 pm |
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Hi again. Its good to see you peeps helping other newbies, its a huge help.
Back to bridges and saddles: for my 1st build I'm going to use an off-the-shelf hardtail bridge:
The plans (25-1/2" scale) show the front of the bridge plate at 25-1/2". And I just measured the bridge on my standard guitar (an old Aria) and the front of the bridge plate is near 25-1/2 in, the bone saddle is behind it 3/26" or so.
On a a bridge with adjustable saddles, where should the scale end be located? I'd think that it should be in the mid-range of the saddle travel.
Any help?
Thanks a heap,
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Darren Porter
From:
California, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2018 2:33 pm
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| stewmac.com has a great calculator for placing bridges correctly. Go to any bridge there and you will find a link to it. |
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David M Brown
From:
California, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2018 3:44 pm Re: Newbie first lap steel build - bridges and saddles
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| John Bobbitt wrote: |
Any help?
Thanks a heap,
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Well, my help would be to suggest NOT using the stock adjustable electric guitar bridge and using some simple straight bar sort of thing. A trip to a local hardware store would provide some options.
There is no need for all the little adjustments on a lap steel, there is no action or intonation adjustment so those springs and screws are not needed, maybe even in the way.
Perhaps this:
http://www.georgeboards.com/parts.html#nuts
I've had good results with these products. |
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