Re: Replacement bridge for Trinity College Octave
Wisdom (or blather?) from a purely non-profesional tinkerer who, uhmm, has learned a lot by trial & error:
IF the bridge is slightly offset to one side or the other (not unusual, and often barely noticeable), you might get away with cutting new slots for only half the strings, thus bringing each course closer together. That gives you a solid visual reference on what each new slot should look like. If the new slots are far enough away from the old ones, you don't need to fill them in, at least not initially.
Do check that, for starters, the strings are equi-distant (or whatever is the proper distance) from the edge of the fretboard. It could be that the bridge is currently centered ... but shouldn't be!
- As to how exactly the strings should "center" on the fretboard, that's a way bigger question than I dare tackle! Most of my research shows electric guitars w/ bolt-on necks. Sorry!
If it were me and I was thinking about bridge replacement, I'd probably go thru the exercise regardless, just for the hands-on learning experience.
- Ed
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