Are we going to see the progress as you go along on this one?
@Bryankimsey
2 жыл бұрын
I don't know. Just depends on time.
@jspendleton3898
2 жыл бұрын
The interesting thing I've recently noticed is the large size of most Gibson bridges. Talk about unsightly and excess material, not to mention the common reverse belly style has always looked odd, at least to my eyes. If you know of a structural or sonic reason for the Gibson reverse belly bridge, I'm all ears. To me it just looks like they were trying to be different than Martin, for no other reason than just to be different.
@Bryankimsey
2 жыл бұрын
I can't even _begin_ to tell you what they are "thinking". :)
@johngeddes7894
2 жыл бұрын
Gibson has on occasion, hired designers to come up with a new, catchy look, at least for electric guitars. The also had a history in the late ‘60s and all of the ‘70s of using low grade spruce, doing the double X bracing, and building furniture with guitar strings. The ‘40s and ‘50s reverse belly bridges were put on some fantastic sounding guitars, though, and in my opinion, look cool, i even like the kitchy open mustache bridges on J-200s. Not the Dove bridge, though. Even some adjustable reverse belly bridge guitars sound good, especially on the Epiphone Texans. Lively, well quartered spruce means A LOT.
@trebleclef169
8 ай бұрын
Gibson should go back to the 1930's/ early 40's straight bridges!!! There's a reason why the 30's and 40's originals are their best sounding models.
@hoosierbud704
2 жыл бұрын
very informative. Thanks. If the oversize was done to correct intonation, how will you address that with your rework?
@Bryankimsey
2 жыл бұрын
Same way I always do...scoot the correct size bridge back and finish repair on the bare wood in front.
@jamieshreeve569
10 ай бұрын
I have a 1970 D-18 which I bought nearly new when I was in college. How can I tell whether it has the bridge misplaced? Thanks for the help.
@Bryankimsey
10 ай бұрын
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@3cardmonty602
2 жыл бұрын
What about scalloping the braces?
@Bryankimsey
2 жыл бұрын
I'll evaluate that after the bridge system is taken care of. You could scallop them now and it would still be dead... or rather "dull". The bridge and plate are making it dull sounding and if you just scalloped you'd end up with a dull, bassy guitar.
@staleyexplores
2 жыл бұрын
couldn't you fill the saddle slot, route a new saddle slot that's intonated based on the guitar, add in the new saddle slot...seems like this should have been done from the beginning from the luthier like you said.
@Bryankimsey
2 жыл бұрын
That saddle is going to sit in the middle of the bridge. Just like this one. It won't be oversized but the fulcrum point will be wrong
@RyanTipps
2 жыл бұрын
You shimmed the neck on my 70s HD28 to correct the intonation - no one has ever noticed it, and i think its the LEAST ugly of the methods you show on your site
@Bryankimsey
2 жыл бұрын
Man... I got torn to _pieces_ by some other luthiers for that. "That's a horrible solution!!! Haven't you ever heard of a saddle-back bridge????!!!" And I'm like, "You mean the bridges that put the saddle in the middle of the bridge where the fulcrum point is completely changed and they still look ugly?" I think the shims are a totally valid option in some cases.
@johngeddes7894
2 жыл бұрын
Just my opinion oversize bridges should be illegal. These self appointed “gods” of guitar repair that use oversize bridges because Martin does just won’t be working on my instruments. To me, TONE is the whole reason to own a nice instrument.
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