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Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:59 pm
by Tim Benware
deadedith wrote:Tim - whassup? I got that pic off the ANZL forum - maybe the design works just fine, but sloping the slot would make me feel more comfortable.
It is probably a Gore design, if so I'm SURE it works for him. :-)
My eyes must've been crossing. I thought it was a 7 string and you guys missed it! Jokes on me.
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:40 pm
by Kevin in California
I like it. Think I'll steel the design for my next 7 string.
Kevin
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:24 pm
by John Parchem
To me it seems like the curved pattern for the pegs would result in really bad break angles for the middle string especially after a few years as the saddle is lowered.
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:04 pm
by ken cierp
Tim at first I counted seven too! A couple of times.
I agree the curved peg hole pattern looks nice but on this one those center holes are "way back." Taylor had the radius pattern at one time I wonder if the break angle issue is the reason they dropped the design -- they certainly can makes bridges any way they could dream up.
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:09 pm
by Dave Bagwill
The break angle would not be uniform for all the strings unless some pretty long string ramps were cut.
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:40 pm
by TonyinNYC
I think with the jig shown, the guy has some jig making skill and could easily have made a saddle slot jig. It does seem like laziness that they didnt.
Re: What do you find interesting about this bridge?
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:40 pm
by Tom West
I once showed a machinist friend who was not a guitar player one of my guitars. After I sucked up his admiring comments about workmanship etc, he stared at the bridge for a while,turned it in a couple of different directions,and put his finger on the saddle..............................................He turned to me and with a look of "I got ya",he asked,is that suppose to be crooked like that......? A chest fallen me had to explain compensation. The point of the little story is that some folks may like a straight saddle. I use a wide saddle but still slant the saddle and also the string holes. It does give extra room to play around with compensation.
Tom