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| Author: | FrankC [ Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:39 pm ] |
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What kind of bridge pins is everyone using? I have seen some around of all different materials and wanted to know everyone feelings and preferences. Any feelings on wood pins? |
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| Author: | WalterK [ Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:53 pm ] |
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Hi Frank, If I had the money I would use Fossilized walrus tusk. Second choice due to cost would be Bone. Walter |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:08 pm ] |
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I just used a set of StewMac's Bone pins, and they were really great. I would highly recommend them. |
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| Author: | tippie53 [ Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:53 pm ] |
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Check out grizzly.com You can get bone and all kinds of pins at very affordable prices john hall |
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| Author: | arvey [ Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:53 pm ] |
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Standard for my guitars is ebony or bone. Then customers can upgrade if they want. Plastic sounds like you are using plastic (IMHO) |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:13 am ] |
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Always bone, they are one of the details that I think can make a big difference to a guitar. It seems to make sense, bone nut, bone saddle, bone pins. Colin |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:15 am ] |
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I've used ebony for some time now. There so much better than plastic. I like using the older style pins without slots. Bone is very good also. |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:58 am ] |
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in repair work i always change out plastic; bone if the client will bear the cost but ebony if it is a cost conscious client. on builds it is either bone or ivory depending on client choice, |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:54 am ] |
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I've got an even gross of ebony and boxwood pins, which I think should do the trick for a while. Quite looking forward to the contrast boxwood can give to a dark bridge. Haven't used bone yet. Any affordable sources besides Grizzly (who, last I checked, don't ship outside the US)? |
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| Author: | JBreault [ Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:06 am ] |
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I've seen brass pins used. Anyone here try them? |
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| Author: | RussellR [ Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:27 am ] |
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I use brass sometimes when a client requests it, but to me can make an instrument a bit too "Punchy". |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:38 am ] |
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Ebony or bone is my standard, fossilized Walrus Ivory is my upgrade. Most of my clients choose bone but a few that choose ebony bridges wamt ebony pins wil pearl or abalone dots. I don't notice much responce differance between bone and ebony but quit a bit between ebony/bone and fossilized Walrus Ivory |
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| Author: | arvey [ Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:05 am ] |
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Interesting Michael, Most of my customers choose Ebony although a few choose Bone. fossilized Walrus Ivory is also an upgrade for me. |
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| Author: | harry [ Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:12 am ] |
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Quote"Any affordable sources besides Grizzly (who, last I checked, don't ship outside the US)? "End quote. Check out Gordon and Betty Orth of Saint Francis, KS. They don't have a web site, but their email address is orth@kans.com. You can tell them I referred you, but that might cause them to raise their price  - Harry
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:27 am ] |
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I use TUSQ bridge pins. They are a molded ceramic material. They ring when you drop them on a hard surface...more importantly, they all ring at the same pitch. I like the results. I can't say how they sound vs. bone since I've only made 2 guitars and used them on both. |
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