Bridge plates are overrated......
But if you must I just glued a Honduran Rosewood BP on a WRC OM top. I seem to be partial to either BRW or HRW for plates.
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| Author: | Steve Davis [ Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bridge Plate Wood |
I am wondering if anyone uses anything other than rosewood or maple for bridge plates? |
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| Author: | woody b [ Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
Honduran Rosewood or Osage Orange are my favorites. |
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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
Black locust, bloodwood. |
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| Author: | Nelson Guitars [ Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
Purple heart. Because I made a bunch of them a few years ago and have not run out yet. Greg N |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
Bridge plates are overrated...... But if you must I just glued a Honduran Rosewood BP on a WRC OM top. I seem to be partial to either BRW or HRW for plates.
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
Persimmon |
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| Author: | Corky Long [ Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
What do you think about this approach? I generally use an offcut of whatever my back set is, as long as it's not perfectly quartered. And I cut it so the holes aren't in a straight line with the grain. I've used Pau Ferro, Rosewood, (several species), Black Walnut, etc.. These are all hard enough, right? Maybe the walnut's a litttle sketchy in terms of hardness. I've even used dogwood -which is as hard as persimmon. I certainly wouldn't use Mahogany, but for the others, why not? |
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| Author: | Steve Davis [ Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
Corky Long wrote: I generally use an offcut of whatever my back set is Me too but the last two have been Mahogany! Like you say Im sure anything hard will be fine I looked inside a friends Yamaha the other day and it was chewed up spruce! |
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| Author: | truckjohn [ Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
It seems like the major things that matter with bridge plates are: Not too splitty Abrasion resistant Not too heavy given the rest of your bracing scheme and bridge. Cheap I made one out of several plys of hard maple veneer... Works fine, but probably too much trouble in the future... I have done 3 more out of Purple Heart pallet stringer material... It is very hard and abrasion resistant (And free!)... I also used Hard maple for 1 and it seems fine too.... I wouldn't use Cherry, Walnut, Soft Maple, or Mahogany... or anything that seems mushy, really splitty, or particularly soft... Thanks John |
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
I forgot to mention that i use skew-cut wood for bridge plates, as it's the least likely to split. I dn't see where you need stiffness in that direction in this application. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
I've used, Walnut, Imbuia and Cherry to name a few. |
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| Author: | crow-duck [ Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
I bought some pre bent side wood from an ebay seller who sells rejects from Martin Co.. They are laminated rosewood. I just have to unbend the sides & cut. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge Plate Wood |
Spruce with a .07" hardwood ball end plate on Ladders and BRW, African blackwood, Cocobolo, on the rest. |
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