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sprouseod

Post subject: maple bridge plate

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:44 am

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I am on my 3rd build (14 fret OOO) my past two I have used EIR for the bridge plate. This next one I would like to try maple. Any suggestions on what to use, I have read not to use figured maple but outside of that I can not find any real guide lines. Basically can I pick this up at Woodcraft or Home Depot or is there something more specific that I need?

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Michael Dale Payne

Post subject: Re: maple bridge plate

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:26 am

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Suger Maple, Rock Maple or Big leaf maple are fine. riff cut or at least slightly off flatsawn run the grain perpendicular to the top's grain

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Howard Klepper

Post subject: Re: maple bridge plate

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:34 pm

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Sugar maple is best and is often called 'rock' or 'hard' maple at lumber dealers. Bigleaf is quite a bit softer.

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bluescreek

Post subject: Re: maple bridge plate

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:46 pm

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I like rock maple and I want the grain running to avoid all the pins holes lining up in the same grain line.

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David Newton

Post subject: Re: maple bridge plate

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:11 pm

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There are as many opinions on bridge plates as anything, I guess. I like hard maple, rift sawn. One thing I do, though, is flex the piece along the grain. Two identical pieces, and one will snap in two, who knows why? Just give them a little test, it's all you can do.

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sprouseod

Post subject: Re: maple bridge plate

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:53 pm

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Great, thanks for the info

Richard

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