***** Guitar Project Jigs, Tools & Techniques Online Resources Archives OLF Video Page Library of plans MP3 Library Inlay Class
Offical Luthiers Forum





And our community proudly sponsored by:

RC Tonewoods | Stewart MacDonald | LuthiersForum
TasmanianTonewoods | OLF | OLF MERCH
Luthier Suppliers | Pacific Coast Woods | ELEVATE
OLF X | Tasmanian Acoustic Tonewood | Luthiers Forum Store!
Luthiers Forum | OLF Facebook | AVAIL SPACE
OLF | Alaska Specialty Woods | A.Hix Tonewood
Duke of Pearl | Birkonium CNC | Space




Official Luthiers Forum!

Owned and operated by Lance Kragenbrink
It is currently Thu Aug 14, 2025 5:02 am


Board index » Luthiers Forum Rooms » Guitar Building Forum

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Forum rules


Be nice, no cussin and enjoy!




Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 9 posts ] 
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
000lover
 Post subject: Bridge thickness
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:47 am 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo
User avatar

Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:09 pm
Posts: 149
Location: Tulsa, OK
LMI sent a maple bridge plate that is about .125 inches thick. Is that too heavy? It's for a red spruce top dreadnought.

_________________
Bro. Matthew A.
Oklahoma
Top
 Profile  
 
Alain Moisan
 Post subject: Re: Bridge thickness
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:58 am 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:47 am
Posts: 1244
Location: Montreal, Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Others my differ from opinion, but I would reduce it to about .090''-.100''.

_________________
Alain Moisan
Former full time builder of Acoustics, Classicals and Flamencos.
(Now building just for fun!)
Top
 Profile  
 
jackwilliams
 Post subject: Re: Bridge thickness
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:07 pm 
Offline
Cocobolo
Cocobolo

Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:11 pm
Posts: 333
First name: jack
Country: usa
It would be hard to make a determination that .125 is either too thick, not thick enough, or just right, in my opinion, without knowing the thickness of the top, and the stiffness of the top,not to mention the bracing and probably some other variables.
Top
 Profile  
 
Colin North
 Post subject: Re: Bridge thickness
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:21 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:44 am
Posts: 5587
First name: colin
Last Name: north
Country: Scotland.
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro
I'd go with about 0.10 - 0.11", but, as Alain said, others may differ.
Anyway, wood suppliers don't normally supply woods to finished thicknesses IME.

_________________
The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

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.
Top
 Profile  
 
woody b
 Post subject: Re: Bridge thickness
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:45 pm 
Offline
Koa
Koa
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:56 am
Posts: 1825
Location: Grover NC
First name: Woodrow
Last Name: Brackett
City: Grover
State: NC
Zip/Postal Code: 28073
Country: USA
Focus: Build
It depends on the thickness/stiffness of the top, as well as the bracing and size of the bridgeplate. Just like pretty much everything else there is on uniform measurement.

_________________
I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said.
http://www.brackettinstruments.com/
Top
 Profile  
 
bluescreek
 Post subject: Re: Bridge thickness
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:58 pm 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:21 am
Posts: 4915
Location: Central PA
First name: john
Last Name: hall
City: Hegins
State: pa
Zip/Postal Code: 17938
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Professional
Martin uses .100 I like them about the same regardless of top thickness or stiffness

_________________
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
Top
 Profile  
 
Alain Moisan
 Post subject: Re: Bridge thickness
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:59 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:47 am
Posts: 1244
Location: Montreal, Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
jackwilliams wrote:
It would be hard to make a determination that .125 is either too thick, not thick enough, or just right, in my opinion, without knowing the thickness of the top, and the stiffness of the top,not to mention the bracing and probably some other variables.


woody b wrote:
It depends on the thickness/stiffness of the top, as well as the bracing and size of the bridgeplate. Just like pretty much everything else there is on uniform measurement.


I'm not sure I'm with you on this guys. How exactly do you set your bridge plate thickness based on the thickness of the top and braces? And what is the logic behind it?

_________________
Alain Moisan
Former full time builder of Acoustics, Classicals and Flamencos.
(Now building just for fun!)
Top
 Profile  
 
Howard Klepper
 Post subject: Re: Bridge thickness
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:16 pm 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:16 am
Posts: 2692
Too thick. .100 is plenty.

_________________
Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 9 posts ] 

Board index » Luthiers Forum Rooms » Guitar Building Forum

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: roby and 22 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
phpBB customization services by 2by2host.com