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Post by Martin on Jun 3, 2019 12:42:51 GMT
Do any of you guitar-buildy types have a rock-solid tip for acquiring some high quality unbleached slotted bridge pins for much cheapness?  I'd like a very cool, simple set of pins to match an unbleached bone saddle I got installed recently - I thought it wouldn't matter, but yes I AM that shallow and would like to complete the look of my AXE  with some gnarly, raw bone pins - no abalone or dots please!! Something like these would be fab - tonetechsupplies are out of stock sadly   |
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Post by colins on Jun 3, 2019 15:04:43 GMT
Martin I only ever use unslotted pins and a slotted bridge, as the button on the string makes much better contact with the bridge plate and doesn't wear away the edge of the hole on the plate as it does with slotted pins. I tend to use the Waverley pins from Stew Mac. Be careful that you get the correct taper for your bridge, 3deg or 5deg, the Waverley are 5deg.
You can always put bleached ones in some cold tea to take the edge off the whiteness.
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Post by Martin on Jun 3, 2019 18:19:54 GMT
Those are lovely, apart from the abalone! Thanks yorkie, but they don't ship these to the UK anyway (must be the organic material...)
Cool site, Gary. I'll keep my eye on that one  Martin I only ever use unslotted pins and a slotted bridge, as the button on the string makes much better contact with the bridge plate and doesn't wear away the edge of the hole on the plate as it does with slotted pins. I tend to use the Waverley pins from Stew Mac. Be careful that you get the correct taper for your bridge, 3deg or 5deg, the Waverley are 5deg. You can always put bleached ones in some cold tea to take the edge off the whiteness. Colin
Colin, I just looked again and noticed that the bridge is slotted, but these pins I have (Tusq) are most definitely slotted as well
So I could get away with unslotted pins? I don't know about the taper though...where's me calipers?  |
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Post by davewhite on Jun 4, 2019 11:02:09 GMT
Martin, Chris Alsop will make you a set to your specification - he made the bridge pins for my acoustic bass. He has an e-bay shop where some bone pins are shown but I couldn't see just plain bone. As I say he will make a set to your specs and the e-mail address for him I have is: Chris Alsop Guitars e-bay shopchris@chrisalsopguitar.co.uk The John Press pins will be the Stew Mac ones I suspect - he has a number of their items that he sells on. |
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Post by francis on Jun 4, 2019 12:25:50 GMT
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Post by andyhowell on Jun 5, 2019 10:52:10 GMT
You can always put bleached ones in some cold tea to take the edge off the whiteness. Colin A perfect and cheap solution I would suggest :-) Mind you, just leave them for 10 years and they will be fine! |
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Post by davewhite on Jun 5, 2019 14:36:58 GMT
You can always put bleached ones in some cold tea to take the edge off the whiteness. Colin A perfect and cheap solution I would suggest :-) Just remember to take them off the guitar first |
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Post by Martin on Jun 8, 2019 8:42:03 GMT
I went the suggested eBay route and found some ‘aged’ bone pins. They look ok... Before and after :
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Post by ocarolan on Jun 8, 2019 9:32:34 GMT
I went the suggested eBay route and found some ‘aged’ bone pins. They look ok... Before and after : The Emperor's New Pins?  Keith |
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Post by Martin on Jun 8, 2019 10:39:50 GMT
Flipping photos are too large to upload  Anyone know an admin or mod who can help? |
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Post by Onechordtrick on Jun 8, 2019 11:11:23 GMT
Flipping photos are too large to upload Anyone know an admin or mod who can help? If you’re using Windows you can resiz in Paint ; Preview on a Mac does the same thing. Whatever program you use the approach is broadly similar: You need to find the Edit or Properties option and then find the resize or size option. Make sure that you resize by the same amount horizontally and vertically - some programs have a keep aspect ratio check box |
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Post by Martin on Jun 8, 2019 11:16:28 GMT
Flipping photos are too large to upload Anyone know an admin or mod who can help? If you’re using Windows you can resiz in Paint ; Preview on a Mac does the same thing. Whatever program you use the approach is broadly similar: You need to find the Edit or Properties option and then find the resize or size option. Make sure that you resize by the same amount horizontally and vertically - some programs have a keep aspect ratio check box
Thanks for the tips 
I just uploaded to another host and hot linked to them from here. I usualy do that but was being lazy while on the ipad thingmy, which is limited to say the least!
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with some gnarly, raw bone pins - no abalone or dots please!!
Jo whoever he is.
