jaguarcat311 Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 i just pulled the old bridge studs out of a project im doing for a friend, turns out the new studs are just barely smaller than the old ones, so they dont bite into the wood... whats the best way to deal with this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Fill the wood with wood plugs and redrill the holes...or buy another bridge with bigger studs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Or, you could reuse the old studs and put a new bridge on. :? Is there something wrong with the old studs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguarcat311 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 i wish i could do that, it would make life easier. but, my friend is going for the nickel color scheme, and the new bridge poles dont fit in the old studs, threads are a different size. on my sg, i got a roller bridge and the bridge studs were tiny so i tapped them into the old bridge studs. worked great. also made life easier...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Can't you glue them in with epoxy or some kind of glue? Gerard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I'm afraid that would permantly glue them in place. It would be nice to have them removable just in case 10 years down the road if they need to be replaced again for some reason. From the sounds of it, you are going to have to glue wood dowels in the old holes and then redrill new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguarcat311 Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 i wasnt really thinking of 10 years down the road... its just an sx....i would love to dowel those fools, but i dont have a drill press at my disposel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 i've never done this so i don't know if it would hold properly but the first thing that came to mind was to buy a roll of teflon tape, wrap the old studs as many times as needed to make them the proper size and see if they're tight enough to hold the bridge. i know it's sort of red neck but at least i didn't suggest duct tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 You might try taking a piece of veneer, cutting it to length, then cutting it so that you make a 'circle' out of it, then gluing it in the hole, it just might take up enough room to make things work. Like a veneer 'wrap', to close the hole in a little. Just a thought. PS, wetting it will make it more flexable to go in the hole easier...just another thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Wetting it will make it more flexable to go in the hole easier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguarcat311 Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Wetting it will make it more flexable to go in the hole easier... ← that sounds pretty good. i was thinkin masking tape at first but i will see how this goes. thanks for all the help! ill let ya know how it turns out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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