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Stuart Gort
 Post subject: Finsihed the Bridge
PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:36 pm 
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Mostly I'm just goofing around trying to get better close-up shots.

Here's a few pictures of the bridge assembly.


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That's awesome - how long does it take to make a complete bridge ?

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Stuart, that is absolutely stunning! I almost posted in your other thread today that it was time for an update!

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Nice job, I like your string saddles!

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Stuart Gort
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John A wrote:
How long does it take to make a complete bridge ?


There's actually another part....a brass block that fits into a recess on the back of the guitar where the string endballs are constrained. All told it's a little over an hour and a half machining per bridge....not counting the setups.

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Looking good!
Thanks for posting those.
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Stuart, how much for one of these?
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Mike Kroening wrote:
Stuart, how much for one of these?
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yep, how much? [clap]

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Stuart Gort
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That's flattering guys but I don't intend to sell these bridges except on my guitars. :) If I did sell them, based on the cycle time and material costs they would cost north of $140...maybe higher...which may seem expensive until you compare it with anything similar. I haven't yet seen a bridge that was fully machined because to make and sell thousands of them a month...machining them entirely from raw stock isn't very practical.

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