Tiple intonation - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T08:59:54Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/tiple-intonation?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A60145&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Scott. My shop is Guitar W…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-07-15:2177249:Comment:1854742019-07-15T20:13:40.504ZTerry Strakerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TerryStraker
<p>Hi Scott. My shop is Guitar Works, Ltd and is located in Evanston IL, the first suburb north of Chicago on the lakefront. After 48 years doing this stuff I am trying (without great success...) to retire. I only work three days a week now so it takes me a bit of time to get a bridge completed since I have several other duties that I need to do when I'm in the shop like payroll and dealing with the never ending taxation paperwork. And holding the hands of middle aged men that have brought…</p>
<p>Hi Scott. My shop is Guitar Works, Ltd and is located in Evanston IL, the first suburb north of Chicago on the lakefront. After 48 years doing this stuff I am trying (without great success...) to retire. I only work three days a week now so it takes me a bit of time to get a bridge completed since I have several other duties that I need to do when I'm in the shop like payroll and dealing with the never ending taxation paperwork. And holding the hands of middle aged men that have brought their beloved guitars to me for decades and NO ONE ELSE could possibly change their strings... Since you have a virgin top on the instrument and can place a bridge wherever it needs to be to intonate properly and seeing as how you built the instrument I would think you could look at the photos of one of the bridges I made and just copy that yourself. It ain't rocket science after all.</p> well I got 2 pictures uploade…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-07-14:2177249:Comment:1856502019-07-14T04:32:01.913Zron stanovichhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ronstanovich
<p>well I got 2 pictures uploaded . I used the old bridge as a pattern and duplicated the Harmony Logo as best I could. I used a 1926 tiple as the inspiration for a custom Oversized bridge. Intonation is spot on . bridge covers most of the old top damage. only problem is New custom martin bracing is to light so top deflection is bad, high action. now waiting for me to pull off back and reXbrace with wider and taller braces. all fun stuff just need another hour in the…</p>
<p>well I got 2 pictures uploaded . I used the old bridge as a pattern and duplicated the Harmony Logo as best I could. I used a 1926 tiple as the inspiration for a custom Oversized bridge. Intonation is spot on . bridge covers most of the old top damage. only problem is New custom martin bracing is to light so top deflection is bad, high action. now waiting for me to pull off back and reXbrace with wider and taller braces. all fun stuff just need another hour in the day. </p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280518987?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280518987?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280519762?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280519762?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> Oh I would love a Bridge too.…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-07-14:2177249:Comment:1855452019-07-14T03:43:37.504ZScott Mannhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ScottMann
<p>Oh I would love a Bridge too. What part of the country do you live in?</p>
<p>I am building one and doing the binding and neck joint currently.</p>
<p>Love your compensated saddle if needed.…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280477623?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280477623?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280478483?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280478483?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>Oh I would love a Bridge too. What part of the country do you live in?</p>
<p>I am building one and doing the binding and neck joint currently.</p>
<p>Love your compensated saddle if needed.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280477623?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280477623?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280478483?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3280478483?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> any idea what that might cost…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-07-14:2177249:Comment:1855432019-07-14T02:34:05.530ZWayne Brownhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/WayneBrown
<p>any idea what that might cost ? you can text my cell or call me 716-525-6257</p>
<p>any idea what that might cost ? you can text my cell or call me 716-525-6257</p> One other Tiple tidbit. The l…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-07-06:2177249:Comment:1856362019-07-06T19:07:42.075ZTerry Strakerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TerryStraker
<p>One other Tiple tidbit. The last Martin I did had worn out sloppy tuners and the owner wanted them fixed as well as the intonation. I checked the measurements of the StewMac Golden Age slotted peghead 12 string restoration tuners (#2502) and the spacing is the same as what Martin was using back in the day. I bought a set and cut off the extra tuner as someone mentioned earlier in this post and they work great. In addition to cutting off the extra tuner I had to drill three mounting screw…</p>
<p>One other Tiple tidbit. The last Martin I did had worn out sloppy tuners and the owner wanted them fixed as well as the intonation. I checked the measurements of the StewMac Golden Age slotted peghead 12 string restoration tuners (#2502) and the spacing is the same as what Martin was using back in the day. I bought a set and cut off the extra tuner as someone mentioned earlier in this post and they work great. In addition to cutting off the extra tuner I had to drill three mounting screw holes for a no mod installation. The relic nickle even looks period correct and the cut edge is barely noticeable.</p>
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I can make the bridg…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-07-06:2177249:Comment:1853522019-07-06T18:56:11.024ZTerry Strakerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TerryStraker
<p>Hi Wayne</p>
<p>I can make the bridge for you but to get the intonation right the bridge needs to be glued on the instrument before the saddle slots are cut to find the proper position. You can see how I use a drill bit on top of the bridge as a temporary saddle to determine the proper placement for the slot earlier in this post. Every instrument will intonate a bit differently so if you want it right I would need the instrument on my bench.</p>
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<p>Hi Wayne</p>
<p>I can make the bridge for you but to get the intonation right the bridge needs to be glued on the instrument before the saddle slots are cut to find the proper position. You can see how I use a drill bit on top of the bridge as a temporary saddle to determine the proper placement for the slot earlier in this post. Every instrument will intonate a bit differently so if you want it right I would need the instrument on my bench.</p>
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<p>Terry</p>
<p></p> can you sell me one of your t…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2019-06-30:2177249:Comment:1854982019-06-30T15:03:40.130ZWayne Brownhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/WayneBrown
<p>can you sell me one of your tiple bridge ?</p>
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<p>can you sell me one of your tiple bridge ?</p>
<p></p> When I posted my tiple bridge…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-10-22:2177249:Comment:1633102016-10-22T18:54:18.478ZTerry Strakerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/TerryStraker
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167759889?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167759889?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> When I posted my tiple bridge experiment 5 years ago I had no idea how many people actually tried to play these instruments and would get in touch with me wanting to get theirs fixed. I'm, in Chicago and have now made 6 or 7 other tiple bridges for people as far away as Hawaii, Connecticut and Arizona ... no good deed goes unpunished I guess. Don't any of you other repair…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167759889?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167759889?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="721"/></a>When I posted my tiple bridge experiment 5 years ago I had no idea how many people actually tried to play these instruments and would get in touch with me wanting to get theirs fixed. I'm, in Chicago and have now made 6 or 7 other tiple bridges for people as far away as Hawaii, Connecticut and Arizona ... no good deed goes unpunished I guess. Don't any of you other repair guys take in tiples? Anyway, here<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167760431?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167760431?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="721"/></a> is a poor cell phone shot of the last one, a T-17 that I had to remove the back and reglue EVERY brace on the top as well as the bridge plate (because the top was collapsing) before I could do the bridge. Each of the bone saddles is individually compensated. The owner is a happy camper and says it works as it should now, but it was a real PITA. So careful what you post up here friends!</p> what I need to send pictures…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-10-21:2177249:Comment:1632332016-10-21T03:30:25.054Zron stanovichhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ronstanovich
<p>what I need to send pictures is my grand daughter and she will be here this weekend so I will send pictures of the bridge as it is now and the Tiple without any finish corrections </p>
<p>what I need to send pictures is my grand daughter and she will be here this weekend so I will send pictures of the bridge as it is now and the Tiple without any finish corrections </p> I had a Martin T17 for a whil…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2016-10-17:2177249:Comment:1630722016-10-17T01:21:04.347ZJohn Fonnerhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/JohnFonner
<p>I had a Martin T17 for a while, cool instrument but somebody was willing to pay a few hundred more than what I had in it. It's one of the few sales I regret. This might help with your current project. Send pictures!</p>
<p><a href="http://martintiple.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html" target="_blank">http://martintiple.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html</a></p>
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<p>John</p>
<p>I had a Martin T17 for a while, cool instrument but somebody was willing to pay a few hundred more than what I had in it. It's one of the few sales I regret. This might help with your current project. Send pictures!</p>
<p><a href="http://martintiple.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html" target="_blank">http://martintiple.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html</a></p>
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<p>John</p>