skipclone 1 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Hi I just put a new set of tuners on my acoustic, after the top of one snapped right off Rather than stop there I am thinking it would also be good to upgrade the plastic bridge pins, but some places are asking for a pin size. There `s no standard size? Am I going to need microcalipers or something for this? I have no idea where I would find them around here. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreySeraph Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 cant you just bring the bridge-pins u still have to the store to have them eyed-out? My Gear: 82 Gibson Explorer Ibanez 03 JEM7VWH PRS McCarty Soapbar Diezel Herbert 2007 Peters '11 Brahms Guitar Byers '01 Classical Hippner 8-Str Classical Taylor 614ce Framus Texan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I put in a set of brass pins & they sure made a difference. They didn't sit at a regular height, so I got out my tapered reamer and adjusted the holes - and be careful here - a 1/4 twist with a tapered reamer goes a *long* way to opening up a hole. G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 cant you just bring the bridge-pins u still have to the store to have them eyed-out? No, the good stuff has to be ordered online unless I can find something over winter break. Geoff, that sounds okay if they`re too large. If they rattle around it sucks X 1,000,000+... Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 What sizes are you given to choose from? Got a link to where you're looking? Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I put in a set of brass pins & they sure made a difference. They didn't sit at a regular height, so I got out my tapered reamer and adjusted the holes - and be careful here - a 1/4 twist with a tapered reamer goes a *long* way to opening up a hole. G. TWSS... Sorry, couldn't help it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 TWSS? Sorry - lost on this side of the Atlantic. G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 I put in a set of brass pins & they sure made a difference. They didn't sit at a regular height, so I got out my tapered reamer and adjusted the holes - and be careful here - a 1/4 twist with a tapered reamer goes a *long* way to opening up a hole. G. TWSS... Sorry, couldn't help it! A couple of my buddies are on a real kick with that lately-like, every other sentence. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 What sizes are you given to choose from? Got a link to where you're looking? Yup-here: http://www.guitarsaddles.com/products.asp here: http://www.custominlay.com/bridgepins.aspx here: http://www.maurysmusic.com/fossilized_walrus_ivory_bridge_pin_sizes Screw it-I`m just going to send a couple of these guys an email and ask if I can send them one of my pins as a reference. Actually I suppose-theoretically-I could take one of my pins to the guitar shop area and see if I can find some on the shelves and IF they are labeled with the same system and IF the shop has my size, I could use that. At least I could find out what size they are not. But it would be all by eye, maybe not so reliable. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim guthrie Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Any stiff bridge pins will make almost any flat top sound better. However over time they can split the bridge right along the center line of the six holes. That is why guitars come with the softer plastic bridge pins. Not letting the guitar go through temperature and moisture changes will help slow this down. Over time you might get a split bridge. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Any stiff bridge pins will make almost any flat top sound better. However over time they can split the bridge right along the center line of the six holes. That is why guitars come with the softer plastic bridge pins. Not letting the guitar go through temperature and moisture changes will help slow this down. Over time you might get a split bridge. Ya, I read a profile of one guy who makes custom pins-he said that he uses unslotted pins and prefers cutting grooves into the holes, for better string contact. I thought, is he NUTS? all that tension directly on the body of the guitar? yeah that`ll work like a jet ski through a wedding cake. Jim Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 jet ski through a wedding cake sounds like so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 TWSS? Sorry - lost on this side of the Atlantic. G. FWIW, G, TWSS stands for "That's What She Said"... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 TWSS? Sorry - lost on this side of the Atlantic. G. FWIW, G, TWSS stands for "That's What She Said"... Gosh, I was expecting something much more........ Well. G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I kinda like this line of thought, as posted by inlay specialist Bryan England: Never modify your guitar to make bridge pins fit ! Always get pins that fit your guitar ! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I replaced my plastics with ebony. But the guitar was left for some other work as well, so they had a size referrence at hand. Even a place like Guitar Center should carry them, so you could take one of yours in to get it matched to size, THEN order them. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Skip- I would think that, using the guidelines posted on some of those 'sites, you'd be able to measure your pins and go from there... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 I don`t see how Caev-I don`t have anything that measures really small stuff. If you can point out a specific site, maybe I haven`t seen it yet. Most likely I`ll have check it by eye against some known quantity. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 OH- OK, sorry, I tend to take it for granted that everyone's got a dial-caliper or access to one, etc.... By the way, what specific make and model of guitar is this? Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 No problem-it`s surprising the number of things one takes for granted, until you end up in a place where everything`s different. Maybe if I can figure out how to say `dial caliper` in Japanese I can find one. Anyway I have to see if the model I have is printed on the guitar somewhere, but your question prompted me to check-I didn`t even realize the shop had a home page. http://www.susingsguitar.net/ Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Might the fine folks at Susings Guitars be able to help you here? Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 It certainly couldn`t hurt to ask. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 Might the fine folks at Susings Guitars be able to help you here? Hey, good call on contacting the guys directly. I forwarded the sizing guidelines from a couple of the sites, fortunately they use the same size pins on all their guitars. They are going to send me something, not sure what or when but it`s a good step Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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