ledzep59 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Hello All. I have a 1999 '59 reissue with the ABR-1 bridge with a wire on it. Whenever I change the strings, I usually take off the bridge and tailpiece to wipe the hardware and the guitar down a bit. The washers (or whatever they are) that move both sides of the bridge up and down are so incredibly sensitive that even if I use a duster to blow off the guitar, the washers still manage to move a little bit. The end result is that my bridge height changes ever so slightly every time I do a string change, which of course affects the guitar in other ways. What would be the best way to avoid this? Should I just measure the height every time before I change my strings? Thanks for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Change one string from old to new at a time and you won't need to worry about it You can just take a little extra time on the cleaning under the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Good suggestion. There still comes a time when I must take off all the strings in order to clean the fretboard and sand off the frets a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Pull the bridge and de tack a piece of masking tape to hold the thumb wheels in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Next time Before you Take off the Strings Stack Guitar Picks under Each Side to use them for a Gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Hmm, good idea. I think I'll try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Pull the bridge and de tack a piece of masking tape to hold the thumb wheels in place. That's all I do and it works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobv Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 There still comes a time when I must ... sand off the frets a bit. Anyone else scared by that statement? Maybe you should just be wiping off the strings before putting the guitar down each time you play. Then again if you told me that there's Buffalo wing sauce building up on the fretboard, well that there would be perfectly understandable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Maybe you should just be wiping off the strings before putting the guitar down each time you play. I always wipe down the strings after playing. The fretboard needs to be cleaned and the frets sanded down a bit every blue moon, not every time you change strings. I looked up all the maintenance info on the Gibson website before doing it. I'm not trying to butcher my guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Pull the bridge and de tack a piece of masking tape to hold the thumb wheels in place. +1 Groper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffmeister76 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Pull the bridge and de tack a piece of masking tape to hold the thumb wheels in place. This is what i do and my guitars get 50 sets of strings a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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