Large Thumbwheels?

[Willie Poole]

I called Steve one day to just order a saddle and after talking to him for a while I ended up buying the whole bridge and I am glad I did because as he said the posts on the stock bridge did not line up exactly with the CA saddle, that was on a KM-956 mandolin which sounds great with the CA bridge on it...

I would like to see bridges made with hex nuts though so much easier, I have changed them out on bridges in the past but not lately...I have never rounded off any corners either but I suppose it does happen...

Willie

[fatt-dad]

the nice thing about knowing the thread is each revolution will change the action at the 12th fret by half-a-revolution. Engineers like such simplicity!

f-d

[mandroid]

So got an old gibby, don't like the looks of the thumb wheels , a #5-40 nut will do the job..
then you too can use a open end wrench..

[MikeEdgerton]

So got an old gibby, don't like the looks of the thumb wheels , a #5-40 nut will do the job..
then you too can use a open end wrench..

But save the thumbwheels so it will be original when you sell it...

[Jeff Mando]

An old Dan Erlewine tip from 25+ years ago was to use a bent or curved tool as a lever or jack between the bridge base and the saddle, to take the pressure off the wheels or nuts and then they can easily be turned by hand without a tool. Obviously, you want to use something that won't mar or scratch. Picture a bent flat-blade screwdriver (but with the blade covered in soft, thin leather ....)