ADFinlayson Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I've got this bridge to put on one of my builds, it's a roller roller tunomatic but I'm not sure if I need to offset the studs from the scale line at all? Normally with a tunomatic I would drill my holes bang on the scale line on the treble side and 2mm passed on the bass side, but this bridge has more of a slot with some limited adjustment and it does look like the studs sits a slightly behind the saddles. As you can see from the attached pics, the spec drawing isn't accurate I appreciate some advice if anyone has used it before, it's a an off-brand bridge from Northwest Guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I've used one of those, directly from China. By eyeballing I'd say that the studs are in line, measuring tells there might be a ½mm angle. Anyhow, I've made the angle with the four screws. Note that if the quality is similar to mine the hex screws may sit a bit loose so a drop of super glue or thread locker is recommendable. I've already lost one screw. Another thing I noticed is that if you adjust it high the studs rock, another sign of inaccuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I have one on my es295 as the bigsby was pulling it out of tune w std saddles... but that guitar has an archtop bridge so... doesn't really answer your question but it is angled. Personally, I would def angle the studs because that way if you ever decided to go to something else it wouldn't be a problem. just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 not sure what you mean about angling the bridge but it doesn't matter now - just drilled the sodding things too close together. Not sure how because I had the bridge in placed with strings on and used a 4mm centre punch to mark the locations before using a brad point in the drill press, but they're too close to each other by .5mm and it won't fit on the studs. Livid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 hours ago, ADFinlayson said: they're too close to each other by .5mm and it won't fit on the studs. Welcome to my world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Fixed it, cheated using my "lathe" and shaved .25mm off each stud I wasn't about to plug and redrill recessed holes on an already lacquered guitar, no thank you. This thread will serve as a reminder to me to get this stuff sorted out before throwing finish on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.