Acoustic Guitar Construction

Once I started building guitars from scrap and making my own sides, I would just use a cutoff from either the sides or the back as my bridge plate. Seems to have worked so far.

May I ask if Persimmon might be a good candidate for the bridge plate. I have a nice small collection of the stuff and the Janka rating is over the top high.

Kim Hillard wrote:May I ask if Persimmon might be a good candidate for the bridge plate. I have a nice small collection of the stuff and the Janka rating is over the top high.

Don't see any reason it wouldn't work. Mock one up and measure its weigh compared to maple or rosewood. They are commonly used with good results and persimmon is as hard if not more so.

Thanks Tim, I have two cut out already. I'm going to make up a maple one as well. I will try a split test on both to see what they will each do by running an awl through them to mimic a string bead trying to pull through. If I learn anything from that test I will post my findings.