Replacing Taylor Bridgepins

MahlerGrooves · Unread post by **MahlerGrooves** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:35 pm

I want to replace the plastic shit pins on my 110 with new ebony ones with inlay from Taylor, but their website says they are only for the 300 series and up.

Do you think I could tweak them a little to work in my 110, or should I call Taylor and find out what I would have to do?

I know the ebony won't make a HUGE diff in the sound, but I just find the plastic really is an eyesore and I would like the first think my strings touch to be wood (no jokes about the laminate back and sides please 8) )

Thanks for the help

filmdude100cms · Unread post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:45 pm

well i dont get the "for 300 series and up only" i think its bullshit, but i dont know

DMBGuru · Unread post by **DMBGuru** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:57 pm

They are bridge pins, I would think any would fit anywhere. I bought some ebony ones to replace the ones that I had originally, and they fit just fine.

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:18 pm

they do fit anywhere, taylor just doesnt feel they are worth it on a 110. i say we boycott them

DMBGuru · Unread post by **DMBGuru** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:27 pm

OR! Instead of boycotting an AMAZING guitar company...

... you could invest $20 and get an ebony set, lol.

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:34 pm

DMBGuru wrote:OR! Instead of boycotting an AMAZING guitar company... ... you could invest $20 and get an ebony set, lol.

nope, its clear, boycott is the only option

DMBGuru · Unread post by **DMBGuru** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:35 pm

Haha... clearly. What was I thinking?

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:38 pm

DMBGuru wrote:Haha... clearly. What was I thinking?

seriously tho. that annoys me. i dont think they should be insulting their own customers that cant afford higher models.

gumbomadness · Unread post by **gumbomadness** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:40 pm

praisedave wrote:
DMBGuru wrote:Haha... clearly. What was I thinking?
seriously tho. that annoys me. i dont think they should be insulting their own customers that cant afford higher models.

true. hey mangold--sign on AIM for a bit. 8)

DMBGuru · Unread post by **DMBGuru** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:41 pm

Especially when it is very cheap for them to add ebony bridge pins to the guitars. If anything, it would increase sales.

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:44 pm

gumbomadness wrote:
praisedave wrote:
DMBGuru wrote:Haha... clearly. What was I thinking?
seriously tho. that annoys me. i dont think they should be insulting their own customers that cant afford higher models.
true. hey mangold--sign on AIM for a bit. 8)

hah... okay.

MahlerGrooves · Unread post by **MahlerGrooves** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:15 pm

I don't understand why they wouldn't just make them standard on all their guitars and raise the price the $5 it costs to make them. Nobody would complain about paying SLIGHTLY more for wooden bridgepins...BAD business decision.

Yet here I go to order the set from their website...*sigh*...I am the true sucker.

Beauford33 · Unread post by **Beauford33** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:17 pm

MahlerGrooves wrote:I don't understand why they wouldn't just make them standard on all their guitars and raise the price the $5 it costs to make them. Nobody would complain about paying SLIGHTLY more for wooden bridgepins...BAD business decision.

Yet here I go to order the set from their website...*sigh*...I am the true sucker.

eh, welcome to capitalist america...they would raise it $10 8)

DMBGuru · Unread post by **DMBGuru** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:20 pm

They wouldn't have to raise the price at all. Considering the amount of profit they make per guitar, it would be nothing to add it for free.

Take Microsoft for instance. They lose about $35 for every unit of XBox they sell. But it costs them such a small amount of money to make each game (about 15 cents a game) and sell it for $40-50 a piece that they are in the profit margin after like 3 games sold. Considering most XBox owners have at least 5 games to up to 50+, they are making a SHITLOAD of money.

Adding ebony bridge pins would raise the quality of Taylor guitars altogether in the minds especially of the low-end user, and they would continue to praise the product to other people, thus raising the frequency of guitar sales.

They would make a LOT of money.

mangold · Unread post by **mangold** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:00 pm

DMBGuru wrote:They wouldn't have to raise the price at all. Considering the amount of profit they make per guitar, it would be nothing to add it for free.

Take Microsoft for instance. They lose about $35 for every unit of XBox they sell. But it costs them such a small amount of money to make each game (about 15 cents a game) and sell it for $40-50 a piece that they are in the profit margin after like 3 games sold. Considering most XBox owners have at least 5 games to up to 50+, they are making a SHITLOAD of money.

Adding ebony bridge pins would raise the quality of Taylor guitars altogether in the minds especially of the low-end user, and they would continue to praise the product to other people, thus raising the frequency of guitar sales.

They would make a LOT of money.

thats cheap ass companies for ya. i only trust larrivee now, thats my new rule! :thumbsup:

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