Official Luthiers Forum!

I hope it's appropriate to ask this here. I tried a quick search through the forum to see if I could figure this out on my own.

I'll looking for a Martin style bridge from an exotic wood and a matching fingerboard, but I'm having trouble finding it. As I'm sure everyone here knows, most of what's available from distributors is rosewood (EIR I'm assuming?) and ebony. I contacted Bob Garrish at Saint Lutherie and Andy Watkins at cncguitarparts.com, but neither of them are doing singles/one-offs.

Would someone be willing to make a referral? Or even better, if someone wants to take an order, I can even source the wood if that's helpful. I know I could build it myself, but I'm a little nervous about goofing it up.

Thanks,
Dave

_________________
David Morris

Practice on scrap first, before you get to your good wood, then you won't be nervous and you've gained skill.

_________________
My Facebook Guitar Page

"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

I am not sure Chris at hanalei moon does fingerboard and bridges ! , but give him a call or a mail and ask. ! http://www.hanalei-moon.com/index.html

Lars

I can make the bridge but what wood do you need?
john

_________________
John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it

Thanks for responding! Probably Macassar, but I'm open to other possibilities, so long as it's striking. I'm assuming you're John Hall, from bluescreekguitars.com, right? If so, I can just send you an email later today and we'll work it out.

Thanks Rod and Lars for your suggestions as well.

-Dave

_________________
David Morris

Dave,

Any decent luthier should be able to make you a bridge with no trouble - I usually end up making at least one a month on average, and it probably takes me a half an hour. I have at least one more to make on Monday.

If this is for some personal one-off project, and you don't feel particularly compelled to learn trade skills, then go to your local luthier's shop and have them make a bridge for you. If you plan on working with guitars often, get a few pieces of pine and practice making a few on your own. It's probably one of the single least difficult things to do if you have a drill press and a belt sander.

_________________
Eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation.

Thank you for your input, Dave. I understand your point, and I know I could make a bridge if I wanted to. I just have very limited time and would prefer to outsource it. I also don't have immediate access to a drill press, because I live in a small, second story apartment, and do most of my work outside on a patch of grass. I have a friend with a drill press. I'd just prefer to outsource this bit, especially because I want to outsource the fretboard anyway.

_________________
David Morris

Email is fine use tippie@epix.net or go to my website and contact me through that.
thanks
john

_________________
John Hall
blues creek guitars
Authorized CF Martin Repair
Co President of ASIA
You Don't know what you don't know until you know it