madhattr88 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 was wondering if anyone has a cool/different way of locating the bushing holes for the bridge. i could just measure, re-measure, measure again, and then drill,..but then i thought of making a template that locates from the nut. what do u guys do??? thanks! matt madhattr88@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcc001 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 StewMac has a chart listing the position of mounting holes for different bridges at any scale. Go to the fret calculator page, http://www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator/, and type in your scale. The next page will give bridge mounting hole locations, perhaps yours is among them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I feel that a template from the nut would be too cumbersome. However, I'd totally like to have a nice TOM/tail template for the holes, not unlike the pickup or trem templates that StewMac sells. I honestly just eyeballed the distance from TOM to tail, but a template of where to drill would be pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 If your necks are consistent you can make a template that runs from a couple of inches at the end of the neck to the bridge location. Ours are laser cut steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Something like this but for a TOM, rather than acoustic, bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHowell Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Have a look here: Saddle locating jig I have made one and have used it successfully for a TOM as follows: Measure roughly where the TOM will be installed and stick some masking tape down over the area. Setup the Locating jig with suitable compensation for your scale length. Setup the jig against the nut as explained and then use it to mark on the masking tape the line indicating the compensated position of the bridge saddles. It is now a simple matter of locating and marking the mounting post holes relative to the saddle line. In my case I just had to extend the line either side of the guitar centre line and mark the post holes as the mounting holes were on the center line of the bridge. Drill post holes, remove masking tape and insert post mounts. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) Something like this but for a TOM, rather than acoustic, bridge? yes... how cool would it be for a self-centering fixture that locates from the fingerboard edges. (along the 'E' strings) AND has drill bushings to ease the drilling process. now THAT would be sweet!!! Edited May 21, 2008 by madhattr88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I saw one on the web somewhere just like that. I'll see if I can find the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I saw one on the web somewhere just like that. I'll see if I can find the link. really? great! let me know if u find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I saw one on the web somewhere just like that. I'll see if I can find the link. any luck finding it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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