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Author:  LanceK [ Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:44 pm ]
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OK -- I had some time this weekend to finish up my batch of Bridges - below are a few images showing how I did it.

Here I've made a wedge to feed a bridge blank into the Luthers Friend at an angle to form the wings on one side.








Here I have completed all the left side wings.
Now I made a different wedge for the right side, this has to accommodate the "shaped" side of the bridge.







And finally there done - Ill leave them like this until I know what the pin spacing is going to be.




Author:  Dave Rector [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:48 am ]
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That's a pretty cool setup Lance.

Thanks for taking the time to take pics and post them so the rest of us cna see the process!

Author:  LanceK [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:50 am ]
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Your welcome Dave - Im working on a simple jig that will all me to use a roundover bit to do the belly of the bridge's in a single pass.

Author:  WalterK [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:06 am ]
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Nice photos!!!
Lance, you need to make a DVD pictorial of your tecknique and building processes.
What an asset it would make for any luthier or beginner.
I'll buy one today.
Thanks
Walter

Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:47 am ]
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Lance--that's a really handsome design. I like the angle on the wings. Creative!

sk

Author:  LanceK [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:55 am ]
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Thanks Steve --

Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:58 am ]
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Lance I love the snake wood. What is the other lighter wood?

Author:  LanceK [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:04 am ]
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Thats Mexican Cocobolo, Steve Kinnaird sent me a little package of bridge blank samples, it had a little bit of everything in it. What I was most interested in doing is getting all the bridges made to the same exact size, and then putting them on a scale. I think the snakewood brige is going to be sweet!

Author:  Wade Sylvester [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:24 am ]
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Hey Lance,
Do you plan on having matching fret boards with these bridges or do you match other details in the build with your bridges?

Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:38 am ]
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I got cheap and jiged up my own luthiers Friend that uses my existing drums. Now I don't know how I lived with out it. I do need to get some pattern following drums though.

Author:  LanceK [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:46 am ]
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I usually use ebony, and match it to the fretboard - since i was in the batch making mode i went ahead and did the snakwood and coco too. I' probably match the coco with a coco fretboard, and the snakewood will be going on a guitar with an ebony board and snakewood bindings.

Author:  stan thomison [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:48 am ]
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Thanks for the post Lance. I have been thinking of the luthier friend. Nice design on the bridge

Author:  Terry Stowell [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:30 pm ]
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again Lance, Excellent!!!

Author:  Terry Stowell [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:32 pm ]
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Yep, I 2nd the comment you making some sort of documentation. I'd pony up and pay too! Thanks for your valuable input and management of this site

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