verhoevenc Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Hey, since the hipshot baby grand has some much le-way in how you can not only adjust the saddles, but the actual orientation of the bridge on the posts where would be the best place to put the post holes? On the 25" mark as usual (25" scale neck), or a little further closer to the neck or away from it? and how much if so? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Have you got a guitar strung up, 25" scale, strings you want to use? Measure that to work it out. Personally, I'd do the usual trick: saddles all the way forward, that line on the scale length, adjust accordingly. Annoyingly StewMac doesn't have this bridge in the fret scale calculator program thing. Maybe worth asking them to add it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Ok.... here's a little delima.... I even called hipshot and their guy was like "I really don't kow where you should place the posts..." how unhelpful is that!? I mean they make it for god's sake? So yeah, still lookin' for info on this guys... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 ..what's wrong with the 'usual' way of placing a bridge as described above? I mean, really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Merely cause if I can get an exact measurement... then why not? Either way, stewmac ended up telling me that I should do it exactly like a tune-omatic: "25.061" (±0.030") from nut to center of treble-side post. Mount bass-side post 1/16"-1/8" further from the nut." Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 I did mattia's suggestion and just measured everything myself. Put them all the way forward, had that ON the 25" mark, then traced out where they should go, etc. They're about 1/8" behind the 25" mark. Just in case anyone else wants to know..,. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) Hey, I just bought one of these! Let me know how it turns out. Edited February 10, 2006 by JohnA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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