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April 18th, 2012, 08:06 AM
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Electromatic
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Experimenting with DIY bridge...thoughts?
Here is what I have in mind.
I have hollow aluminum tube material, 1/2" OD, that I have bent to a 12" radius and want to turn it into a rocking bar bridge. I will post pics as I progress. I wonder how a light mass hollow bridge will affect the tone? Stay tuned the next few weeks.
How about copper water pipe...hmmm?
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April 18th, 2012, 09:07 AM
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Congrats on starting the project. I am always impressed with people that can do! I am sure it will work out.
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April 18th, 2012, 12:44 PM
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Synchromatic
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Sounds like it will work to me. Is the wall thickness of the aluminum enough to allow you to file string slots without filing through?
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April 20th, 2012, 11:03 AM
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I'm interested to see how it turns out. Be sure to keep up up to date, and post pics.
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April 20th, 2012, 05:53 PM
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Electromatic
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Re: string grooves. The wall thickness is close to 3/32. Instead of grooves I plan shallow 'v' grooves to locate strings on bridge. Just waiting for the ebony base to arrive.
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April 20th, 2012, 06:14 PM
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Gretschie
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Hollow..that may sound way too tinny (bright), especially for a hollow-body guitar. I have a solid aluminum Tru-Arc and I think it's just right, based on my aluminum AB-1 Les Paul experience. Maybe that's what yer after?
Not something I'd try, but to each his own.
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April 20th, 2012, 08:28 PM
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Synchromatic
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A couple experiments have taught me that string slots are absolutely OPTIONAL. It could be that I don't bang very hard, but I just don't have problems with strings moving around.
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April 20th, 2012, 11:21 PM
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I'll be curious to know how this turns out.
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