drinkchoglit Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 i bought a tun-o-matic bridge like this one bridge (its the one at the very bottom) at a local music store for the guitar i'm building. my problom is, that i think i need some bushings to mount it to the body, but i've been serching every where to find them and cant find any that will fit those posts. dose any one know where i cand find them, and (this might seem like a stupid question) do i even need the bushings? thanks in advance for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 The studs should have been included with the bridge. Go back and get them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer63636 Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 from what i know they are not required but do make things a lot smoother. as far as buying them i didnt have any luck finding them so i made them on a lathe. I know most of us dont have a lathe in out shops but they are possible to make without one but they will not come out as clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer63636 Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 here is the link for the studs: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailp..._and_Parts.html back when i needed them they didnt sell them (that or i didnt look hard enough ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Good work guys - totally confuse him!! Choc - The bridge you linked to is a traditional tune-a-matic with thumb wheels. You *do not* need studs with this bridge - the threaded posts are mounted directly in the guitar body, and the bridge is raised or lowered by turning the wheels. Just drill a hole slightly smaller then your threaded post, then thread the post into the hole. I chuck the post in a power screwdriver and screw it down into the hole. You'll need to measure the height of you birdge, and drill you holes so the post doesn't stick up above the top of the bridge. I'll get you a pic before the end of today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkchoglit Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 thanks for the help every one. slayer63636- those are the first ones i found, the bottom end of the post is bigger than the post of mine, so it wouldn't work, but thanks any way Setch- i get exactly what your saying to do, thats how i was thinking about doing it, but i wasn't sure if it was the right way, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 OK, sorry about that, my bad. But the link you presented mentioned that bushings were included. I guess you DID mention that the bridge you bought was SIMILAR to the one in the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkchoglit Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 (edited) OK, sorry about that, my bad. But the link you presented mentioned that bushings were included. I guess you DID mention that the bridge you bought was SIMILAR to the one in the link. ← the one i bought has a diffrent brand name at the top of the package, but at the bottom in little print it says manufactured by mighy might, so i assume its pretty close to that bridge. and at first i thought that it said that the bushings were included, but when i read it agin i think is just saying that it fits standard posts and bushings (but it did come with the posts), but thanks for the input Edited March 11, 2005 by drinkchoglit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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