Guitar Bridge Tutorial

[DrummerDude]

I thought that it is a cool idea to make your own bridge instead of use one bought from a store.

You have the fredom to invent your own system.

I think I just invented a bridge system on paper but I am not too good at using tools (ans I don't even have any)

Has anyone built a guitar bridge of his own?

Any DIY tutorials available?

What tools to use, how to make this or that, etc.

Thanks!

[aeli]

I made a classical type electric bridge, totally non-adjustable, out of ebony and Tusq. I don't think it would help though, but check the in progress/finished work section, there was a tutorial on a homemade floyd.

[Devon Headen]

Guitar bridges need to be machined. What equipment do you have? To do a clean job you're going to need experience. I've made one bridge in the past and tossed it because I could buy bridges of much higher quality. A wooden bridge is another story, and not too hard to make.

[JimRayden]

The solution - string-through with a wooden floating bridge.

Real cool idea: what about glueing a wooden "extension" for the body so there will be a "blob" with holes through it and it would act like a normal TOM tailpiece. Would look real cool. then add another blob for the bridge and put some fret wire on top of it. Or it could be one big blob.

"Licensed by Rayden Instruments" THE BLOB-O-MATIC ("BOM")

Edit: The Blob-O-Matic Bridge (B.O.M.B.)

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Jimbo

Edited April 19, 2005 by JimRayden

[tirapop]

I'll trot out the Formicaster, again. If you scoll down, you can see that Bill made his own bridge. It looks like it could be done with a drill, a file, and a hacksaw. It all depends on what you're after.

Wix had that thread about building his own Floyd Rose. It looked like he did it mostly with hand tools.

Edited April 20, 2005 by tirapop