Barbara,
I put a slight back bow into the neck, I just sight down the edge of the fingerboard to set the bow, no measuring involved. Then turn on heat, and leave for a week or so. It's a quick fix, not sure sure how permanent it is, but simpler that removing fretboard and adding reinforcement.
Jim
Washburn made so many instruments over such a long period that there is a fair amount of variation in their bridges. The most common one (I think) is about 5/15"wide 6.25" long and has those flat rectangular sections that look like cutoff pyramids, 3/4 wide by 7/8 long, outboard of those grooves (5/16" radius, or 5/8" diameter.
Martin bridges were all 6.0" long, and depending on the guitar body size, between 3/4" and 1" wide.
My surgery (double bypass and mitral valve repair) was ten weeks ago, and I'm fully recovered and feeling just fine. Been full time in the shop for the last month now.
By the way, I got those measurements from original Washburn bridges - we have a few old dead ones we use as models for replication.
Jim Bancroft
I put a slight back bow into the neck, I just sight down the edge of the fingerboard to set the bow, no measuring involved. Then turn on heat, and leave for a week or so. It's a quick fix, not sure sure how permanent it is, but simpler that removing fretboard and adding reinforcement.
Jim
Nov 20, 2010
Frank Ford
Washburn made so many instruments over such a long period that there is a fair amount of variation in their bridges. The most common one (I think) is about 5/15"wide 6.25" long and has those flat rectangular sections that look like cutoff pyramids, 3/4 wide by 7/8 long, outboard of those grooves (5/16" radius, or 5/8" diameter.
Martin bridges were all 6.0" long, and depending on the guitar body size, between 3/4" and 1" wide.
Hope that's what you need!
Frank
Aug 6, 2011
Frank Ford
No prolema -
My surgery (double bypass and mitral valve repair) was ten weeks ago, and I'm fully recovered and feeling just fine. Been full time in the shop for the last month now.
By the way, I got those measurements from original Washburn bridges - we have a few old dead ones we use as models for replication.
Aug 7, 2011