Advice for drilling a hole for the B string in a Glendale bridge

jdawg · May 17th, 2009, 03:43 PM

I have an American Standard Parsons/Green bender that I am working on and I picked up a Glendale bridge with the American Standard holes. Do any of you have measurements for where the hole for the B string needs to go?

jdawg · May 21st, 2009, 08:04 PM

Any advice for how to do this would be very helpful.

jd_elam · May 22nd, 2009, 08:28 AM

For the last one I did, I used a 1/8" endmill and just milled a slot from the top of the lip on the bridge down to near the bottom. I used a block of delrin placed on the top side of the bridge so I could hold it in the vise without damaging the side rails of the bridgeplate.

jdawg · May 22nd, 2009, 04:05 PM

Did you get left with any sharp edges on the top? Can't I drill a hole just to the left of the hole for the B/E saddle? That seems less intrusive to me but I noticed on Glendale's website that he just cuts a slot straight down from the top, which seems similar to what you're talking about.

BrianF · May 22nd, 2009, 04:43 PM

Either way..drill a hole or cut a slot works just fine. All you want to make sure is that the B string does not contact the bridge metal in any way. There's really not much to it other than that. I routinely just cut a slot with a Dremel tool with grinding wheel disc cutter bit. Make sure you wear eye protection etc.

Freight Twang · May 22nd, 2009, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianF

Either way..drill a hole or cut a slot works just fine. All you want to make sure is that the B string does not contact the bridge metal in any way. There's really not much to it other than that. I routinely just cut a slot with a Dremel tool with grinding wheel disc cutter bit. Make sure you wear eye protection etc.

Yep, what Brian said!

May 17th, 2009, 03:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
jdawg Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 168	Advice for drilling a hole for the B string in a Glendale bridge I have an American Standard Parsons/Green bender that I am working on and I picked up a Glendale bridge with the American Standard holes. Do any of you have measurements for where the hole for the B string needs to go? Last edited by jdawg; May 17th, 2009 at 06:05 PM.

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May 21st, 2009, 08:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
jdawg Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 168	Any advice for how to do this would be very helpful.

May 22nd, 2009, 08:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
jd_elam TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 33	For the last one I did, I used a 1/8" endmill and just milled a slot from the top of the lip on the bridge down to near the bottom. I used a block of delrin placed on the top side of the bridge so I could hold it in the vise without damaging the side rails of the bridgeplate.

May 22nd, 2009, 04:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
jdawg Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 168	Did you get left with any sharp edges on the top? Can't I drill a hole just to the left of the hole for the B/E saddle? That seems less intrusive to me but I noticed on Glendale's website that he just cuts a slot straight down from the top, which seems similar to what you're talking about.

May 22nd, 2009, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
BrianF Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Carlsbad, Ca Posts: 2,333 7 Photos	Either way..drill a hole or cut a slot works just fine. All you want to make sure is that the B string does not contact the bridge metal in any way. There's really not much to it other than that. I routinely just cut a slot with a Dremel tool with grinding wheel disc cutter bit. Make sure you wear eye protection etc.

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