av bridge vs japan bridge vs mexican bridge vs aftermarket

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Re: av bridge vs japan bridge vs mexican bridge vs aftermarket

Post by timtam » Sun Sep 23, 2018 4:28 pm

cjrod wrote:
Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:00 pm
Has anyone had good results using the bridge from the American Professional JM on the Lacquer JM? The radius on the AmPro is 9.5 and the Lacquer is the classic 7.25. Can the AmPro bridge be modded to change the radius? Besides the issues with radius, are there any other issues with swapping the bridges? Thanks in advance.
Going from 9.5 to 7.25 can be done by filing down the string notches on the outer 4 saddles, or filing their underside ridges flat. Described here for going the other way - from 7.25 to 9.5 - for the middle 4 saddles ...
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 2#p1400983
It can give you a bridge that is 9.5 on one side of the saddles and 7.25 when you flip them over.
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Re: av bridge vs japan bridge vs mexican bridge vs aftermarket

Post by cjrod » Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:50 am

timtam wrote:
Sun Sep 23, 2018 4:28 pm
cjrod wrote:
Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:00 pm
Has anyone had good results using the bridge from the American Professional JM on the Lacquer JM? The radius on the AmPro is 9.5 and the Lacquer is the classic 7.25. Can the AmPro bridge be modded to change the radius? Besides the issues with radius, are there any other issues with swapping the bridges? Thanks in advance.
Going from 9.5 to 7.25 can be done by filing down the string notches on the outer 4 saddles, or filing their underside ridges flat. Described here for going the other way - from 7.25 to 9.5 - for the middle 4 saddles ...
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 2#p1400983
It can give you a bridge that is 9.5 on one side of the saddles and 7.25 when you flip them over.
The American Pro Bridge did drop right into the Jm Lacquer. It sat a little low but was shimmed with guitar string according to my luthier. Works perfectly

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