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Author:  Joe Beaver [ Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:08 pm ]
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I'm getting ready to order some more of the above. I was wondering where you get yours?

I'm looking for nice quality bone with dots.

Thank You !!!
Author:  ernie [ Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:11 pm ]
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Number of sellers on ebay under luthiersupplies guitar ,but you will have to wait .Most are in china
Author:  bftobin [ Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:28 pm ]
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If you're buying large amounts, try Michael Gurian, and it's pretty quick delivery
Author:  Joe Beaver [ Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:04 pm ]
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Thanks !!! I'll check it out
Author:  klooker [ Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:33 pm ]
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If anyone has experience with any of the Asian suppliers, I'd like to hear about it.

I assume there are some good ones & some not so good?

Kevin Looker
Author:  Tom West [ Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:02 pm ]
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One thing I find frustrating about bridge pins is a variation in size of the pin diameter. That means that pins have to be fitted to individual holes. Stew-mac pins are quite good in terms of size.
Tom
Author:  Joe Beaver [ Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:13 pm ]
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Tom,

Know exactly what you mean. I end up marking the pins per string. A real pain
Author:  Beth Mayer [ Tue Sep 03, 2013 6:49 pm ]
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I got really nice bone pins from Fillipo a while back. Don't know if he makes any with other materials.
Author:  ernie [ Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:45 am ]
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Kevin I contacted one of my chinese suppliers. Couldn/t give me a price for 100, he sells them in sets of 10 etc google purestore on evil bay. He has several different types of bridge pins.I contacted another supplier.
Author:  klooker [ Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:39 am ]
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ernie wrote:
Kevin I contacted one of my chinese suppliers. Couldn/t give me a price for 100, he sells them in sets of 10 etc google purestore on evil bay. He has several different types of bridge pins.I contacted another supplier.

I couldn't find a store or seller named "purestore".
??????

Could you spoon feed me a link?

Kevin Looker
Author:  ernie [ Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:04 am ]
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read your PM kevin
Author:  Arnt Rian [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 2:44 am ]
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I've bought inexpensive bone pins from various Asian eBay sellers, but the quality has invariably been rather disappointing. There probably are some good ones out there, but unless you are sure of the quality before ordering, this can become an expensive but futile experiment. I now order large quantities from Gurian, made to my specs, and they are excellent. The price isn't bad either (even with the shipping here), and best of all, no worries about the quality, consistency of geometry etc.
Author:  ernie [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:15 am ]
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I got my last batch through a usa wholesaler who deals in vln parts from india.The ebony was consisitent .Thanks for the explanation arnt.Good to get feeback.
Author:  truckjohn [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:17 pm ]
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I will echo the group here.. Stew Mac or LMI.... You get pins that are consistent and that will fit into holes properly....

I bought some Grizzly pins and some from Evil-bay.... Inconsistent diameters meant you had to fit each pin exactly to it's hole.... Some pins were *really* small.... Etc...

Decided it was just too much trouble.. Went back to SM and LMI...

Thanks
Author:  Don Williams [ Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:09 pm ]
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Filippo makes bridge pins and end pins???
Author:  David Newton [ Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:23 pm ]
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I bought a year's supply from this guy, they are really nice pins. He's in the Pac NW.
http://iluak.com/index.php?route=common/home
Author:  Link Van Cleave [ Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:47 am ]
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I don't know if anyone mentioned Bob Colosi http://www.guitarsaddles.com/gen_info.asp
great guy. I have dealt with him several times. Great service, great product.
L.
Author:  brazil66 [ Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:00 pm ]
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Bob Colosi. None better.
Author:  Joe Sallis [ Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:03 am ]
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Filippo Morelli wrote:
Don Williams wrote:
Filippo makes bridge pins and end pins???

You've never seen, Don? I have beaver teeth!

I spent about 4 months working through getting stuff made with some guys overseas. Language barrier was a bit challenging, finally ironed out the end product.

Filippo


I would love to see a tutorial, Filippo?
Author:  Beth Mayer [ Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:48 am ]
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Filippo Morelli wrote:
Don Williams wrote:
Filippo makes bridge pins and end pins???

You've never seen, Don? I have beaver teeth!

I spent about 4 months working through getting stuff made with some guys overseas. Language barrier was a bit challenging, finally ironed out the end product.

Filippo


Filippo, I love my pins from you, but wondering if you will make them in unbleached bone?
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