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PEZ
Posted 2010-05-04 11:01 PM (#372866)
Subject: ball end wears out bridge opening?



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Location: Nashville TN.		Seems to be that strings kinda wore away some of the wood on the bridge. Anyone else have this happen?
Is there a fix short of replacing the bridge?
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muzza
Posted 2010-05-04 11:32 PM (#372867 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?



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Location: Sunshine State, Australia		If the bridge is that far gone, try slipping the string through a tiny washer before threading it through the bridge. Never had that problem though - seems unusual.

I was tempted to suggest string tubes....
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muzza
Posted 2010-05-04 11:35 PM (#372868 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?



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Location: Sunshine State, Australia		Sorry, slow network - double post.
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2ifbyC
Posted 2010-05-05 12:23 AM (#372869 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		PEZ,

I haven't seen an issue like you state. Any pics?
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PEZ
Posted 2010-05-05 12:42 AM (#372870 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?



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Location: Nashville TN.		Here it is
http://s219.photobucket.com/albums/cc285/pezcleo/?action=view&curre...

Low a little piece of a shime keeping from
going all the way in.
A string in in kinda far.
as is the G string
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2ifbyC
Posted 2010-05-05 1:26 AM (#372871 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		I'm not sure if this will aid you temporarily, but...

How 'bout aligning the ball ends openings and putting an ol' low E string, cut to length, thru 'em. That may help a bit until you get better info from the 'pros' here.
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muzza
Posted 2010-05-05 4:08 AM (#372872 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?



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Location: Sunshine State, Australia		Small washers.

Fixed!
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sypolog
Posted 2010-05-05 5:33 AM (#372873 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?


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Location: London, UK		Stiff wire through the 6 ball ends. Pros: May improve sustain and give a brighter tone. Cons: difficult to change out a single string.

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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-05-05 6:14 AM (#372874 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Go to the artsy-craftsy store and get some little beads...
And then do the nylon-string trick with your steel-string ball-end.
That will make the ends larger, plus lessen the wear until you figure-out a Real repair.



Hope that helps! (It is really late/early here... :eek: )
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muzza
Posted 2010-05-06 3:56 AM (#372875 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?



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Location: Sunshine State, Australia
Originally posted by sypolog:
Pros: May improve sustain and give a brighter tone.
How?
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sypolog
Posted 2010-05-06 6:08 AM (#372876 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?


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Location: London, UK		Don't know. Could be physics, could be BS.

I'd be interested to know if anyone else tries it. Note the wire extends a little wider the strings to make good contact with the bridge as well as all the ball ends.

You'll be ripping out those string tubes... ;)
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Gallerinski
Posted 2010-05-06 7:00 AM (#372877 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?
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Location: Phoenix AZ		String tubes are made to be removed after the string is threaded through the bridge. If you leave them on permanently you get buzzing.
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MWoody
Posted 2010-05-06 9:06 AM (#372878 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?



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Location: Upper Left USA		Sypalog,
I love it!
More believable than String Tubes (patent pending) and quite eloquent.

You can also dab some Cyano Glue in the area to Polymerize the wood.
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keven
Posted 2010-05-06 9:55 AM (#372879 - in reply to #372866)
Subject: Re: ball end wears out bridge opening?


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Location: kansas		maybe you could drill out the string holes and add Telecaster-String-Ferrules:

http://pics.drumza.com/pic/Fender-Original-Telecaster-String-Ferrul...
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