Building the gloss....
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Building the gloss....
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Time to put the bridge on this guitar.
This bridge is a little different from many of the bridges we usuallly work with so I thought I would document this part of the process to help others.
The first thing to do is to separate the base of the bridge from the saddle and then to use the four silver screws to attach the base to the basswood body. Always predrill a hole to act as a guide for the screw. Use a drill bit that is 2/3 of the diameter of the screw being used.
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Next, attach the saddles back onto the bass of the bridge. Do not stress if the saddles break free from the bridge. They are easily returned by loosening a screw that is forcing them to remain bonded.
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this looks beastly - in an awesome way...
Never liked "headless" guitars, but Gav, you may have just turned me to the dark side....... Love the distressed look.
rob
Looking great Gav! Do you have a shot from the top with the bridge installed?
cheers,
Gav#2
Sure do Gav!
This shot shows the bridge in place. The saddles are held in place by an allen screw that sits on the side of the bridge. Intonating this is going to be very interesting!!
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The neck is a bolt on, but despite pre drilling the screw holes the neck wood split! So this is going to end up being glued as well.
Oh, and before anyone asks, the bridge needs to be grounded, so make sure that step is not omitted simply because you are dealing with a different looking bridge.
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