That's your handiwork, isn't it Tai....
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | A very innovative(?) acoustic guitar bridge... |
Someone got innovative and decided to install a Fender J Bass style bridge onto an acoustic guitar... made out of ebony of course. Somehow I think something is going to break at some point. He did it to a plywood guitar to be fair... |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:06 am ] |
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Innovative? Or lazy and stupid? Bet it sounds like crap. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:09 am ] |
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Only missing the ashtray cover... |
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| Author: | Ken Lewis [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:24 am ] |
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That's your handiwork, isn't it Tai....
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| Author: | joe white [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:25 am ] |
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What? No tremelo bar? Tsk, tsk. Lazy indeed. |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:01 pm ] |
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It looks like an interesting experiment. Often these things don't sound as bad (or good) as we think they might. When you look at all the different things that have been tried over the years you might be amazed at what has been done. If you google "innovative acoustic guitar bridge design" you will see a number of off beat designs that people use, most of which are overly complicated or don't work as well as traditional designs. Still it is an area that is open to experiment and another place to put your "signature" on an instrument. I too am curious as to how that guitar sounds with that bridge and how well the brass pieces couple with the rest of the guitar. Adding a wooden "ashtray" cover might improve the aesthetic. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:29 pm ] |
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It definitely changes the dynamics of how the top vibrates. Would be real easy to intonate though. I'm not sure I would call that lazy as it looks like it's a lot of work. Misguided maybe though. |
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:14 pm ] |
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In fairness, it is probably no more misguided than a Gibson J200 with a tune-o-matic bridge, and some people love those. I wouldn't want to own a guitar with a bridge like this, so I wouldn't build one like this, but I wouldn't call it crazy until I played it. |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:45 pm ] |
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It sure makes action and intonation adjustments easy. |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A very innovative(?) acoustic guitar bridge... |
I feel there are better ways to go about this... No that isn't my handiwork. Adding a tailpiece, and using a floating bridge (not glued down but movable like banjo bridges) with one of those wooden bridges that have a brass screw allowing you to adjust its action (I don't know the name of it but I've seen them before). The neck angle would have to be adjusted to compensate however. I did this with a 12 string Galiano guitar restoration by the way, but it originally had a tailpiece. |
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| Author: | John Arnold [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:22 pm ] |
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Acoustic guitar bridges are all about the weight. I suspect this weighs considerably more than the Gibson Tune-a-Matic. Good for sustain, but not for volume or tone. Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:35 pm ] |
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Looks a lot like what I do but I always add a cup holder. |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:56 am ] |
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So How does it sound Tai? I had to look up the Gibson J200 with a tune-o matic bridge. I have never seen one and didn't know they made such a beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ziA4-LYt44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzrs13hGOrE If you could replace the metal housing with a lighter weight material (carbon fibre, richlite phenolic, plastic,?) I wonder if it would work better. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:16 pm ] |
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Someone mention a tremolo arm missing? Think I found it. |
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| Author: | doncaparker [ Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:36 pm ] |
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Ooooh. That’s righteous. |
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| Author: | Skarsaune [ Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:14 am ] |
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Look up the Gretsch Rancher for a full on Bigsby on an acoustic.... The first time I saw one I thought it was a joke. |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:01 am ] |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_WWxeSed_k Gretsch Bigsby Rancher What could Hendrix do with something like that! 
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