madhattr88 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 What stud spacing do u drill to? Ever notice that when viewing wraparound bridges on Stew-Mac, they say Stud Spacing = 3-1/4" but when u view the drawing the dimension from center to center is never 3.250. For example, the pigtail is 3.220" I drilled to 3.220" on my last build and found a lot of side-to-side slop. Is this normal??? Not a big deal when string tension is applied, but I wanna make sure i didn't do something wrong. If i would have drilled to 3-1/4 exactly, i would have less slop. So what do u guys drill to?? 3.250 or to the bridge specs???? Thanks guys!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I was going to let the folks that have done more than one TOM answer this..... Ok, I'll go first. I waited till I had the bridge and tail piece and measured them. I don't recall what the actual measurements were, only that they were perfect for the bridge in hand. I expect that's the way I'll always do it. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 thanks. i was hoping to get a couple more responses, especially for those who use wraparound bridges. anyone???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 same as scott says - i tend to take measurements off the actual hardware to be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 same as scott says - i tend to take measurements off the actual hardware to be sure any tricks to help locate the bridge (left to right)??? besides using the outer E strings as a guide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 trying to remember what i actually do, something like this ... with the neck attached i work out a centreline (from the edges of the neck) and mark on the scale length - i draw a scale length line bisecting the centre line at a right angle. If the bridge has a post centres distance of 80mm (cant remember what they actually are) then i would mark 40mm either side of the centre line on the scale length and recheck that i have measured 80mm. but it needs to intonate so the bridge studs need moving back a bit from the scale length. I move the treble side one back by 1.5mm and the bass one back by 3mm. you may realise that by moving the studs straight back from the scale length line i have actually created marks for the studs which could be more than the 80mm i was aiming for. not usually a problem, at worst it means teh bridge wont fall off so easily - but you can re-check the distance from the centreline doesnt really need that much explanation. mark it, check it, check it again - drill it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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