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Author:  bcombs510 [ Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Zebrawood Bridge
Hello,

I'm in the process of building my first guitar. The B&S are Zebrawood. I also made the rosette and soundhole binding out of zebrawood. The headstock will have a zebrawood veneer.

Would it make sense to have a zebrawood bridge? Any pitfalls to using this wood as bridge material?

Does the bridge need to be 90 to the top grain? If so, a zebrawood bridge might look strange.

Your ideas are appreciated.

Thanks!
Brad
Author:  Barry Daniels [ Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zebrawood Bridge
Yep, 90 degree grain direction is a must for a bridge.
Author:  bcombs510 [ Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zebrawood Bridge
Thanks! Ebony it is!
Author:  tysam [ Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zebrawood Bridge
Here is a pic of a zebrawood bridge on a dread ready to go to finish. Sorry the pic isn't a closeup but I wasn't
documenting just the bridge. It looks just fine on the Englemann top.( also a zebra fretboard)
Author:  DannyV [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:35 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Zebrawood Bridge
Barry Daniels wrote:
Yep, 90 degree grain direction is a must for a bridge.

Um. I think there might be a bit of discussion on this point Barry. Some schools feel that somewhat riff sawn might be less prone to crack however it escapes me which direction the grain should run. I think the best bet to eliminate a cracked bridge would be the Trevor Gore approach. Laminate a layer of CF in the middle. Zebrawood might make a perfectly acceptable bridge. I've never made one myself and it might be on the lighter side but easy enough to add a little mass.
Author:  Colin North [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Zebrawood Bridge
DannyV wrote:
Barry Daniels wrote:
Yep, 90 degree grain direction is a must for a bridge.

Um. I think there might be a bit of discussion on this point Barry. Some schools feel that somewhat riff sawn might be less prone to crack however it escapes me which direction the grain should run. I think the best bet to eliminate a cracked bridge would be the Trevor Gore approach. Laminate a layer of CF in the middle. Zebrawood might make a perfectly acceptable bridge. I've never made one myself and it might be on the lighter side but easy enough to add a little mass.

Um.
I think he meant side to side, not up and down (quartersawn)
Author:  bcombs510 [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Zebrawood Bridge
Sorry, I'm not sure that I'm following. Are you saying that a piece of zebrawood laminated with ebony (for example) in the middle would work as long as the ebony grain is indeed running 90 to the top grain?
Author:  DannyV [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Zebrawood Bridge
Colin North wrote:
DannyV wrote:
Barry Daniels wrote:
Yep, 90 degree grain direction is a must for a bridge.

Um. I think there might be a bit of discussion on this point Barry. Some schools feel that somewhat riff sawn might be less prone to crack however it escapes me which direction the grain should run. I think the best bet to eliminate a cracked bridge would be the Trevor Gore approach. Laminate a layer of CF in the middle. Zebrawood might make a perfectly acceptable bridge. I've never made one myself and it might be on the lighter side but easy enough to add a little mass.

Um.
I think he meant side to side, not up and down (quartersawn)

Hey your right Colin. I would have thought that to be a given.

What Barry said. Under no circumstances would you want the grain of the bridge to run parallel to the top grain.
Author:  bcombs510 [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Zebrawood Bridge
Perfect. Thanks!
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