Clifford_Guitar Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Hello all, How important is it to get the bridge exactly on the written dimension, how far can this vary and what would downsides be ???? Thanks Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafier Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 well to my knowledge, and hopefully someone with more knowledge will back me up or tell your correctly, as I've not fitted my first bridge yet but where you put it depends on the scale length of your neck... but you want to place it maybe a little closer or further away depending on the bridge so you can use the saddles to innotate it perfectly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford_Guitar Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Allright Thanks! That is what I thought as well but I will wait for someone to confirm that theory. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 How important is it to get the bridge exactly on the written dimension Quite, what do you mean by written dimension? If you mean the scale lenght, lets say 25", extend the saddles as far as they will go, and make it 25" from the saddles. how far can this vary Not too much, because saddles don't have a whole lot of room for travel. what would downsides be Intonation will be off, will never properly play in tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford_Guitar Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Ok thanks a bunch Lex ! Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 i use schaller or abm top loading, roller type bridges almost exclusively and with them you lay out your scale lenght to the middle of the saddle travel length so you can intone. on the schaller there's a locking screw on the right side and i use that to mark the scale length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Are they nice? Is it the Schaller D-6 your talking about? Do they go with neck-angled guitars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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