Online bridge building tutorial?

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I'm having a hard time finding tutorials online on how to build a bridge, do you guys know any?

 

[pondman]

What kind of bridge ?

 

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What kind of bridge ?

I didn't expect the legendary pondman to respond, love your work dude. I'm looking into a hard tailed fixed bridge.

 

[pondman]

Have you got a drill press if so its its dead easy. All's not lost if you ain't, you can use a hand elec drill.
What kind of saddles do you want, Fender or Wilkinson ? If you use Wilko all you need to make is a flat 3mm plate but you'll need a tap to cut the thread.

 

[pondman]

I'll dig some pics out tomorrow.

 

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I'll dig some pics out tomorrow.

Thanks alot dude, feel no rush though.

 

[pondman]

3mm steel plate. Just line up your Wilko saddles on top of the plate and mark where you need the holes for the screws and the strings. You can stagger the holes if you want to allow for intonation points.

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A set of taps and dies are fairly cheap to buy at a tool warehouse.

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You realy need cutting paste for tapping but I used oil. Slowly and carefully feed and turn the tap in the drilled hole and reverse the tap back every 1/4 turn ( you really don't want to snap that tap). Use a taper tap first and then a full tap.

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Drill 2 or three holes for the holding screws and countersink . Done. Just get it chromed or powder coated.

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I used Fender saddles on this so it needed the end bending in the vice.

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Same procedure as the flat plate but drill the saddle adjustment screw holes in the end , obviously.

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Same thing on this one but for a fanned guitar.

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And this was for a fanned Rhoads

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If you get it powder coated you'll need the saddles spacing out a little wider to allow for the thickness of the powder coating. All's not lost if they are a little tight, you can just lightly sand the coating on the sides.

 

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Thanks alot dude, also the rhoads bridge looks awesome. I hope this can help people looking to learn also.

 

[pondman]

Next time I make one I'll do a more detailed run through.

 

[goodkingzog]

This is brilliant, I can see a way forward now to making a DIY 8-string bridge with a flat plate

 

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This is brilliant, I can see a way forward now to making a DIY 8-string bridge with a flat plate

Yeah after seeing this, I might actually try an 8 instead of a six string build, just need to figure out how to get the intonation right.

 

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Found some templates online also.

 

[pondman]

Yeah after seeing this, I might actually try an 8 instead of a six string build, just need to figure out how to get the intonation right.

http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/ this is all you need.

 

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http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/ this is all you need.

Thanks alot dude.