1932 L-O bridge

[fmccreary]

Picked up what I believe is a 1932 L-O a few months ago.  Bridge isn't correct, I need to make a new one,but I'm not sure what was on it originally.  I'm looking for dimensions, pictures, or both.  

[j45nick]

Is that a tapered thickness bridge, like the one on the L-OO Legend (thicker on the low E side compared to the high E side), or is it constant thickness?

[jedzep]

Hey Nick. Both my L's have tapered bridges.
Dave

[j45nick]

As jedzep says, if this guitar has the 1.75" nut, the bridge should be 1" x 6", with 2 3/8" pin spacing. The bridge is not constant thickness. The flat part of the top (as compared to the lower scalloped ends) is 8mm (.315") thick at the center of the low E pin, and 6mm (.236") thick at the center of the high E. If you will PM me with your email address, I can send high-resolution photos.

The tricky part will be to get the intonation right with a new bridge, particularly if the one on there now is not original. I would certainly check the intention with the bridge/saddle you have now to figure out where to start with the saddle placement in the new bridge. 

Replacing a bridge is usually a luthier job for that reason.

[fmccreary]

Thanks for the replies to this post.  It looks like I have what I need now.  I appreciate the help!

[Dave F]

My luthier/friend has mad a couple BRW  replacements for me. The first one was for a '42 LG1. The original one had been shaved, drilled, plugged and reslotted. He offer to rebuild it but I decided to just keep it for the next owner and put a new one on.

 

 

Here's the new one

 

 

Here's the old  and new one for the '42 J45