Custom behind-the-bridge string dampener?

[TSims1]

Anyone know of anywhere that makes these? @Dave-B ?

I want a string dampener for behind the bridge and while the little rubber guys work fine, I’d prefer something a bit more pleasing aesthetically.........

 

[MTurner]

Somebody was working on this. Might have been Dave-B. @Setzerhotrod , maybe?

 

[Bertotti]

Some one here had a piece of aluminum with some etching and he used Velcro to hold it on. Looked great. I use leather.

 

[Ricochet]

Pretty sure that was Dave-b.

 

[Bertotti]

Yep Dave-B here is the thread.
http://www.gretsch-talk.com/threads/behind-the-bridge-dampening.172975/#post-1044756

 

[TSims1]

Yep Dave-B here is the thread.
http://www.gretsch-talk.com/threads/behind-the-bridge-dampening.172975/#post-1044756

Oh wow! Thank you!!


@Dave-B ...!! You hear me calling?!!!

 

[Drifter]

This looks like it would work well and also look nice although for front of bridge use and on bass', it may work for what you want.

https://gruvgear.com/products/fump

 

[tartanphantom]

Surely this company has something that will work for you...

 

[Stefan]

That looks incredibly cool

 

[Limuz]

That looks incredibly cool

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My strings don't even buzz and I want one...

 

[speedicut]

My 'fans' insisted on a 'infront of the strings mute'

 

[CousinWarsh]

Oh wow! Thank you!!


@Dave-B ...!! You hear me calling?!!!

I was emailing with him a few days ago about dbridge. He said he was on vacation at the moment.

 

[wabash slim]

Surely this company has something that will work for you...

Anything that we made in house for our theater got the Acme label. I'd love a copy of that catalog---more stuff in it than in a McMaster/Carr tome.

As far as the grommets go, maybe put a pretty lapidary rock in the center of each.

 

[tartanphantom]

I've used grommets on mandolins for well over 20 years, and it's pretty much a common practice in the mando world. I simply adapted it to guitars with trapeze or Bigsby tailpieces several years back... in fact, I'm pretty sure that I'm the one that brought it to this forum (inadvertently) way back in 2008-2009, when I posted pics of some of my guitars and somebody asked, "What the heck are those things behind the bridge?"

Of course, it's not an ideal solution, since you need to carry extras in case you break a string, because the grommet will sure as heck go flying off into parts unknown. Others don't care much for the aesthetics of the grommets...but it's cheap, effective, and they just work for me.

Find what works for you!

 

[somebodyelseuk]

Anyone know of anywhere that makes these? @Dave-B ?

I want a string dampener for behind the bridge and while the little rubber guys work fine, I’d prefer something a bit more pleasing aesthetically.........

Most car spares stores. They're just rubber bulkhead grommets.

People look for similar 'solutions' for Jazzmasters, Jaguars and other similarly 'stricken' guitars, but for me, it's part of the character of the guitar, so I don't 'fret' over it. Same with three saddle Teles - there's ways to set them up that negate the intonation stuff.