To change a bridge or not too ?

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To change a bridge or not too ?

Unread post by VTDreaminwithDMB » Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:50 pm

:D I was curious to see if anyone has ever changed the bridge on their guitars. My first guitar is a $300 Yamaha and the bridge pin holes are worn out. I wanted to use this guitar for alternate tunings while leaving my main guiatar in standard. So I was wondering if it would be cost effective. Any help would be much appreciated. Peace :)

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Unread post by jsgksu » Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:02 am

Grock, where are you? He's probably your best bet, hopefully he'll see your post.
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Unread post by fatjack » Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:04 am

i never changed the bridge on my guitar, but i did sand it down just a bit. if you do that, you should be VERY careful.
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Unread post by grock » Thu Jun 19, 2003 9:32 pm

changing the bridge could be expensive. is it really that bad? i find it hard to believe you've worn down the bridge to the point of needing replacement.

i hate to give this advice but your just gonna have to "bring it to a luthier" to find out.

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Unread post by grock » Thu Jun 19, 2003 9:32 pm

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Unread post by VTDreaminwithDMB » Fri Jun 20, 2003 10:30 am

grock wrote:changing the bridge could be expensive. is it really that bad? i find it hard to believe you've worn down the bridge to the point of needing replacement.

i hate to give this advice but your just gonna have to "bring it to a luthier" to find out.
I wore out the pin holes by putting the pins in too hard. it was my first guitar.

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