mentalextra Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 My 'bitza jazz' needs the bridge moving down just a smidge for the string spacing to be just right. It plays fine but it bugs me when I look at it. The amount it has to move is probably less than a screw hole width so I wondered if anyone has a tip for moving the bridge this small amount. I wondered if glueing a match in the existing holes would drop it enough or if the bridge screws would find their way back into the old holes again. The (stellah) bridge has completely different hole positions to the original and there are a lot of screw holes down there now. I feel that perhaps I should remove the bridge and fill all the holes and start again but this would be a major job and I dont want to get into refinishing the body as well. Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Using a match to fill the holes probably wouldn't work as they are too soft and the tension on the bridge would compress the match wood. You'd stand a much better chance of success if you used cocktail sticks and woodglue as they are much denser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 One of these would probably sort that out without the need for too much arsing about! [url="http://guitar-bridge.com/hp135061/Bass.htm"]http://guitar-bridge...135061/Bass.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalextra Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wow yeah, the fancy 3D Schaller bridge would solve my problems but it would be cheaper to just buy a new guitar! Because I only need to move the bridge a very small amount, say 3/16th, I would not be able to drill new holes that close to the existing ones without filling and starting from scratch! Hmmph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) [quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1327340098' post='1509611'] Wow yeah, the fancy 3D Schaller bridge would solve my problems but it would be cheaper to just buy a new guitar! [/quote] Dunno about that like! You can pick them up on ebay for £30 or there abouts. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCHALLER-ROLLER-SADDLE-BASS-BRIDGE-CHROME-/280811652784?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4161adc6b0"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCHALLER-ROLLER-SADDLE-BASS-BRIDGE-CHROME-/280811652784?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item4161adc6b0[/url] Edited January 23, 2012 by pst62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalextra Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 OK, I will watch that and see where it ends up! Although, with all the holes under my bridge it's starting to look like a dart board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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