pariah223 Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Hello, Does anyone here know the bridge height for this bridge http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailp..._and_Parts.html I am building a guitar that i want to put a tune-o-matic bridge in and i want to go wtih this one. But i wanna know the specs before i buy it. Unfortunatly stewmac dosnt seem to tell that detail (not sure why they would leave that out). If i had to guess, i would guess its around .6 in or so based on other TOM bridges, but i want to be sure. I emailed stewmac as well, but i figured i would try and get answers from 2 places. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 But i wanna know the specs before i buy it. Then why not scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the tab that says "specs." It's in the link you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 i did click there, and it dosnt tell me the actual height of the bridge, just diferent measurements of all the parts, so i dont think it tells me what iw ant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 No, it does, you just have to add, and then guestimate what it doesn't tell you. The bridge adjusts around 3/4" in height, so guessing .1" isn't going to hurt you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 i see what your saying.. I just wanna be sure that my lowest point is lower then i want it to be so i have to raise the action up. On the last guitar i built i calculated wrong so the bridge height at its lowest point was just a bit higher then i like my action... but luckily the guitar was for my dad who plays with slightly higher action then me so it wasnt fatal. This guitar however is going to be mine so im measuring 100x cutting once. This is also my first time messing with neck angle and glued in necks. I have done straight and bolt ons up until now. Also maybe you can help me with this too while were at it. Im doing a glued on neck with an angle, but it is to be a flat body, not carved top. DO you know the best way to handle that? Do i just make the tenon as wide as the fingerboard and taper it as i would on a bolt on? or is there another way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 I think if you called stewmac they'd gladly tell you the exact height. I have a bit of free time and some spare patience though, so I went and pulled out an lp I built a while back. Anyhow, the nashville on that guitar is the same one you're looking at and when bottomed out, the high D and G saddles are 3/4" from the face of the guitar. As for the neck pocket: You can make the tenon just as you would a bolt on. However, take extra care when making your routing template to insure that it's very, very tight. I doubt you're at a point where you want a bulky neck angle/pocket jig lying around, so your best best is probably to make your template wedge shaped, to account for the neck angle. You can do this by either using a wedge shaped board for your template, or by propping your template up on one end as to get the right angle. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 thanks for checking that out for me, appreciate it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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