82cabby Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 So I had a friend of mine over this weekend and we came up with a question neither of us could answer... If a bridge has a fixed (not adjustable) intonation, can it only be used with a specific scale length (24.5, 25, 25.5 etc)? Or is it possible to use a bridge that was designed for a 24.5 inch scale length on a 25.5 inch guitar? Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkooss16 Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 As far as I'm aware there is no set difference, the difference in width/string spacing will only affect the width of the neck. Now not being able to intonate the bridge will will cause a bit of tuning problems, as different gauge strings require different lengths to tune up properly. Hope that helps, but that's just the basics of it, I don't know the science behind it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avdekan Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 No problem. Traditional classical guitar bridges with scales from 640mm to 665mm all have the "same" straight saddle. Not being able to individually intonate strings is a problem in itself though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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