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| Author: | Colby Horton [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:52 am ] |
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I have just been wondering what kind of bridge pins you all have been using? Check out this link to some nice bone pins. Does anybody use these? What degree of taper do they have? Bone pins |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:57 am ] |
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I don't but most generic are either 5deg of 3deg. email them to find out. I use mostly ebony, or bone 5deg but on some I have use FWI in combonation with FWI nut and saddle |
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| Author: | Colby Horton [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:01 am ] |
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I emailed them last week. Haven't heard from them. |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:05 am ] |
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i've not used the pins in your link. and at that price i won't be. i use bone as standard in my builds, with ivory as an upgrade option. in repair work i use bone as standard but offer ebony as a cheaper alternative. steve at colonial, an established olf sponsor, was stocking a wide range of pins in the various tapers and sizes. why not see if he can meet your requirements? |
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| Author: | Colonial Tonwds [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:30 am ] |
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I have ox bone bridge and end pins available in different sizes and with different dots. My prices are very reasonable and all OLFer's get 10% off the total. If anyone is interested click on the link below. http://www.colonialtonewoods.com/cgi-bin/store/store.cgi?Cat egory=guitar_bridge_pins |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:41 am ] |
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Bone always, bone nut, bone saddle, bone pins. Oh I use a 5 deg taper and pay about ?1.10 each ($1.80) Colin |
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| Author: | Brock Poling [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:24 am ] |
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I use a variety of different pins. Ebony, Rosewood, Bone, Ivory, Fossilized Walrus Ivory. I know some say they can hear a difference, but I am certainly not one of those people. I try to stay away from plastic, but that is for no other reason than I think they look cheap. |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:54 am ] |
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colin, the price you are paying for your pins is about half the "good" prices on this side of the pond. does that price include a dot? |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:09 am ] |
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Colin: what's your source on those? |
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| Author: | Colby Horton [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:19 am ] |
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Thanks Guys! I'm mainly wanting to try bone because plastic and wood seem to wear pretty bad. |
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| Author: | KiwiCraig [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:51 am ] |
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Better to wear on the bridge pins than the bridge patch . KiwiCraig |
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| Author: | paul harrell [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:22 am ] |
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StuMac sells nice bone pins, unslotted the way they should be (imho). I wish they would get some made with unbleached bone to match the unbleached nuts and saddles they sell. Paul Harrell |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:01 pm ] |
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Mattia, I get them from Touchstone Tonewoods they have an abalone dot are unbleached, slotted. Part number 3398BN, they are ?1.10 each. Colin |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:31 am ] |
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thanks for the information colin. |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:47 am ] |
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See, it's those obvious sources I never think to check, because I assume they'll be more expensive! Thanks! EDIT: ...and looking at their website reveals they don't actually list it. Looks like its time to order a paper catalogue.. |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:55 am ] |
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mattia, the bridge pins are listed under the new items section. it took a bit of searching to find. |
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| Author: | Skip Beach [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:49 am ] |
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For those of you in the US, check out Grizzly for pins. They have a camel bone pin set for around $14. Also rosewood & ebony pin sets with or without MOP dots and some with a brass "eye" - really cool looking. They've also got buffalo horn (black), brass and plain boxwood. The fit & finish is OK to good & the prices are very reasonable. All the pins are 3 degrees. http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2006/main/351 Skip |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:21 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Colby Horton] Thanks Guys! I'm mainly wanting to try bone because plastic and wood seem to wear pretty bad.[/QUOTE] Colby I use a lot of ebony and I don't have major wear issues with them. I don't use any plastic as that has always been a dislike of mine. I have never used any rose wood but I would think they would wear faster than ebony. |
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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:29 am ] |
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I use ebony, rosewood, horn or bone, depending on the guitar. Ebony, rosewood and horn seem as durable as bone in my experience. Plastic tends to distort badly with time. |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:10 am ] |
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Mattia, I just remembered that the last lot I got from them were 3deg taper. Colin |
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