Need to find original or close X-175 Bridge

[ChampAmp]

From the '70s.....It currently has a pinned wooden base with a tune-o-matic that's been multi-notched for the right string spacing....works, but I'd like to get the tone of the original wooden one....seems to be many options....which one?

 

[ChampAmp]

Hans? Do you know the answer? I purchased roughly 900 copies of you book........ummm maybe it was only one ....BUT it is a great book.....I'm like a kid though....I LOVE the pictures of all those guitars....I also enjoyed the profiles of the craftsmen who worked for Guild over the years...and I look forward to the second volume.

 

[guildzilla]

This is a completed e-Bay listing, but the seller has sold several of these in recent weeks and may be listing more:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Guild-Arch-Top-Brid ... dZViewItem

 

[Default]

Wild stab in the dark from me, but wasn't it a rosewood compensated bridge?
I thought that if it didn't come with a Bigsby, that wound g string wooden bridges were stock.

 

[ChampAmp]

You are correct on the wooden one as original, but I'm unfamiliar with these, and I was under the impression there were multiple types / sizes....if not then this might have just gotten easier. Thanks.

 

[dachba]

You can buy these new from Stewart MacDonald for $16.72 (ebony) or $15.63 (rosewood). I put one on my 62 T100. I still had the bridge base, but the bridge was missing. The fit of the new bridge was perfect for the original base. If you don't have the base, the bridge comes with both parts. Here is the website: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_ta ... idges.html

(I don't work for these people; I'm just a customer).

Dave in Ft. Collins, CO

 

[ChampAmp]

Looks like either link will get me what I need.....the Stewart MacDonald is a good value...I do have the base....it's pinned....ugh....I didn't do it....so we'll see how that goes....hopefully intonation is close enough to cover any holes...we'll see...thanks again.

 

[hansmoust]

Looks like either link will get me what I need.....the Stewart MacDonald is a good value...I do have the base....it's pinned....ugh....I didn't do it....so we'll see how that goes....hopefully intonation is close enough to cover any holes...we'll see...thanks again.

Hello ChampAmp,

If you had a tune-o-matic style bridge on the wooden base, it probably will not accept the Guild bridge so make sure you buy a complete bridge; not just the top part. Guild uses a different post spacing.

The bridge in the eBay auction would have been the right one. The one from Stewart McDonald is close enough and is a good value indeed. You might need to work a little on the bottom part of the base, so it will conform to the top of your guitar.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[ChampAmp]

Thank you Hans.

 

[california]

Jahn mentioned in one of his SFXII threads that Carlo Greco has a NOS bin -- maybe he has one in his shop.

 

[dachba]

I forgot to mention... The Stewart McDonald bridge's base is thicker than the original base on my T100. If I had to use it, I would not only have to sand it to conform to my top, I would have had to thin it out some. My base, at its deepest point, is 3/10's of an inch. The Stewart McDonald bridge is 4/10's. All other dimensions appear to be identical to the original.

Dave in Ft. Collins, CO

 

[ChampAmp]

Finally ordered / received StewMac bridge....I think I'm good to go.....but the non-original wooden base / abr combo is pinned (nailed) to the guitar body.....ick.....and I'll probably need to use the base and bridge of the new unit since holes don't line up....the good news is that the holes will be covered by the new location......now I gotta get some sandpaper....should've ordered that tooo....

Oh yeah: Best way to notch the saddles? Mallet technique? Kind of worried about doing that....

 

[ChampAmp]

Called StewMac, they told me how to notch the bridge, very helpful folks:

To cut notches use nut files for precision.

Depth:
Based on string gauge preference and type (wound / unwound)
Unwound almost all the way down 12
Wound halfway down....string gauge / 2

Which Nut files Do I Need (size):
String size + 2 - 3 thousandths
Example: 10 gauge = use 12 - 13

Most of you already knew this....but I searched and didn't find anything....so hopefully this will help fellow noobs.