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crow-duck

Post subject: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:48 pm

How thick should I make a bridge plate/patch?

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Mark Groza

Post subject: Re: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:55 pm

Koa

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I like mine between .090" to .099" depending on the top i use.

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Robbie O'Brien

Post subject: Re: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:24 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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.095 - 1.05 is a good window for a steel string bridge patch

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Mike Lindstrom

Post subject: Re: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:15 am

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Robbie O'Brien wrote:

.095 - 1.05 is a good window for a steel string bridge patch

Wow, that's a pretty big swing. Is that for heavy strings? :lol:

Mike

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Christoph

Post subject: Re: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:26 am

Cocobolo

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Location: Germany
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3mm for me

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Colin North

Post subject: Re: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:49 am

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It might help with replies if you ask for model you are building and bridge plate material to be used. Perhaps if you are more specific?

I have use 2.5mm EIR, 3mm Maple (OMs), some people use different Rosewoods, BRW, Cocobolo etc.
Also some people laminate bridge plates, with or without spruce in the laminate, etc.

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Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

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Robbie O'Brien

Post subject: Re: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:56 am

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Robbie O'Brien wrote:

.095 - 1.05 is a good window for a steel string bridge patch

Wow, what a difference a decimal point can make. I meant to say .105

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Michael Dale Payne

Post subject: Re: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:00 pm

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Robbie O'Brien wrote:

.095 - 1.05 is a good window for a steel string bridge patch

Wow, what a difference a decimal point can make. I meant to say .105

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muthrs

Post subject: Re: Bridge Plate Thickness??

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:10 pm

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The question is not how thick, but how stiff. Unfortunately I can't tell you how stiff, because I do it by feel.

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