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 Post subject: 12 string bridge width
PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:59 pm 
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So, how wide would you make a 12 string bridge?
With 2 sets of pins, the separation they would need, plus the extra tension, what are we looking at from front to back of the bridge?

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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.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:49 pm 
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I just did a 1x6 with six pins. No rabbet. I don't know if there's any hard data on this type of thing. I was pretty confident with my joint and taking all the other factors into account went for it. So far so good!

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My Stella clone pyramid bridge is 1 x 6-1/4 with no pins (tailpiece). My OM belly bridge is 1-28/32 x 6-1/4 with twelve pins. The one set of plans (that are sort of a combination Guild and Taylor jumbo) look to be 1-27/32 x 6-13/16 with 12 pins. I could go measure my D12-28 but I'll bet its close to the OM. I've also got a 12 string bridge that I picked up somewhere out in the shop - I think its Guild profile - I can measure that one too.



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pat macaluso wrote:
I just did a 1x6 with six pins. No rabbet. I don't know if there's any hard data on this type of thing. I was pretty confident with my joint and taking all the other factors into account went for it. So far so good!

Brave man!

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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.



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Colin North wrote:
pat macaluso wrote:
I just did a 1x6 with six pins. No rabbet. I don't know if there's any hard data on this type of thing. I was pretty confident with my joint and taking all the other factors into account went for it. So far so good!

Brave man!
That one is staying not too far from home, so I can keep my eye on it.

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I made my pyramid 12's at about 6-1/2 to 6-3/4 x 1-3/8 to 1-1/2".



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