fmccreary Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hey Nick. Both my L's have tapered bridges. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmccreary Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Thanks for the replies to this post. It looks like I have what I need now. I appreciate the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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