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Location: Queens, NY | Why are bridge bolts used on Korean made Ovations, but not on US made Ovations? And what are the advantages/disadvantages of using them? |
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Location: Scotland | Bridge bolts have been used on several USA guitars, mostly 12 strings, several 6-strings (the longneck?) and the USA Mandolins. Dot inlays on the bridge are the sign. The bolts mean that if the glue fails the bridge doesn't lift. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I never knew what they were called. Bridge bolts. In the 10 years I've owned my Korean made ovation they only came loose once, and I tightened them up with just the strength of my fingertips. They were rattling and they haven't rattled since. Anyway, that's my two cents on bridge bolts. |
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Location: Queens, NY | Bridge bolts are what I call them, but I don't know if that's the proper name for them. I actually didn't know they were bolts until one day I took the back cover off of my CS247, and I could see the nuts on the other side.
They seem like a good way to secure the bridge to the soundboard. I just wonder why only the current Korean models have them and the current USA models do not. It made me wonder if there was a down side to them, since they're only on "lower end" Ovations. |
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Location: Scotland | Bolted acoustic bridges tend to be associated with cheaper mass-produced instruments rather than traditional luthierie. A properly glued non-bolted bridge will be perfectly sound as long as the guitar isn't subjected to stress. The bolts offer a little more security on lower-priced instruments, or on any instrument with high string tension, such as 12-strimgs and mandolins. |
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Bridge bolts - good or bad?