She was a beauty! Nutter tries not to botch a bridge job...

ashtone · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 12:11 pm

Hope this isn't too late...I have a piece of ebony in a rough bridge shape left over from one I made in 2001. It is in my storage area, and I will have to find it. But if you can still use it for your Framus, it's yours.
An old Framus/Hofner/Goya trick was to use little pieces of fretwire to make the individual string saddles with. I did this on a Silvertone I use for slide work, and it works quite nicely if you want to brighten the tone. Of course, the sound of the wooden bridge itself is lovely. By the way, I lived in Montreal for most of the 70's, and was introduced to Digestive Biscuits there. They are far and away my favorite dunker!

Andybighair · **Joined:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 2175

The_Nutter wrote:

I'm so sorry folks, I've been caught up in all sorts of unpleasantry (work, mainly)

Work sucks.

I too have recently been savaged by too much work and not enough play. Seriously tempted to move out and live in a shed, building guitars all day. Ho-hum...

The_Nutter wrote:

Andy mate, thanks for the offer on the bone saddle blank! I think for this particular instance I will try to actually carve it a bit compensating out of wood, whatever that carving may look like in the end. So hold on to that piece of bone for now, maybe we could use it when we attempt that acoustic build, eh?

Will do, but your the one building that acoustic mate! That be a job for you skilled craftsmen to part take in. I'll more than happily play the crap out of it once your done!

Andy

The_Nutter · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 1:44 pm

Andybighair wrote:

The_Nutter wrote:

I'm so sorry folks, I've been caught up in all sorts of unpleasantry (work, mainly)

Work sucks.

I too have recently been savaged by too much work and not enough play. Seriously tempted to move out and live in a shed, building guitars all day. Ho-hum...

hmmm.... That seems to be becoming quite a crowded shed, mate! :lol:

Andybighair wrote:

Will do, but your the one building that acoustic mate! That be a job for you skilled craftsmen to part take in. I'll more than happily play the crap out of it once your done!

Andy

That's not the way I envisaged it, mate....!

Andybighair · **Joined:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 2175

The_Nutter wrote:

Andybighair wrote:

Will do, but your the one building that acoustic mate! That be a job for you skilled craftsmen to part take in. I'll more than happily play the crap out of it once your done!

Andy

That's not the way I envisaged it, mate....!

Ok, I'll route the trus rod cavity...but your doing the rest! :wink:

Andy

The_Nutter · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 1:56 pm

Andybighair wrote:

Ok, I'll route the trus rod cavity...but your doing the rest! :wink:

Andy

Ah, it's only the fun bits you're after, eh?

Oh ok then if you must. :lol:

The_Nutter · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 2:00 pm

ashtone wrote:

Hope this isn't too late...I have a piece of ebony in a rough bridge shape left over from one I made in 2001. It is in my storage area, and I will have to find it. But if you can still use it for your Framus, it's yours.
An old Framus/Hofner/Goya trick was to use little pieces of fretwire to make the individual string saddles with. I did this on a Silvertone I use for slide work, and it works quite nicely if you want to brighten the tone. Of course, the sound of the wooden bridge itself is lovely. By the way, I lived in Montreal for most of the 70's, and was introduced to Digestive Biscuits there. They are far and away my favorite dunker!

hi ashtone, thanks for your offer! But I have to order some wood for other projects anyway, so I'll probably get that in bulk. Thanks so much for your generosity! I'm sure we could've worked out some sort of reciprokation - maybe next time!

Thanks again,

Nutter
P.S.: Yep now I'm craving for some Digestives. :lol:

ashtone · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 7:42 pm

No problem! By the way, do you have a process for determining the correct position for each string's compensated position on the new bridge? I'd be glad to help you with that, as well, if you need.

Andybighair · **Joined:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 2175

The_Nutter wrote:

pappawookee wrote:

I do believe the proper name for that is.........................Nit Comb!!!!!!!

Pappa, if I were big and hairy, I'd award you 50 points for that... but the right man will come along!

Whoops!

Just saw this. Points approved!

Andy

pappawookee · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 11:48 am

Andybighair wrote:

The_Nutter wrote:

pappawookee wrote:

I do believe the proper name for that is.........................Nit Comb!!!!!!!

Pappa, if I were big and hairy, I'd award you 50 points for that... but the right man will come along!

Whoops!

Just saw this. Points approved!

Andy

Phew.....that's a relief......... :wink:

Have been sitting, waiting your approval so that I can legitimately say I have points! Now they are official I can use them...........................erm........what can I do with the points?

Andybighair · **Joined:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:22 am **Posts:** 2175

pappawookee wrote:

Phew.....that's a relief......... :wink:

Have been sitting, waiting your approval so that I can legitimately say I have points! Now they are official I can use them...........................erm........what can I do with the points?

I suggest keeping them safe for now as when my cat, Randel achieves world domination they'll come in handy. :wink:

Coincidently, my work I.D. badge has a quality pic of me dressed up as a wookie... Pending pics me thinks!

Andy

pappawookee · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 1:34 pm

Andybighair wrote:

pappawookee wrote:

Phew.....that's a relief......... :wink:

Have been sitting, waiting your approval so that I can legitimately say I have points! Now they are official I can use them...........................erm........what can I do with the points?

I suggest keeping them safe for now as when my cat, Randel achieves world domination they'll come in handy. :wink:

Coincidently, my work I.D. badge has a quality pic of me dressed up as a wookie... Pending pics me thinks!

Andy

Randel may have to deal with my own feline dictator, Cleo.................................... :roll:

I am now rather interested in what Mr Bighair might do for a living that would allow him to have an ID badge like that..................... :shock:

super kud · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:44 am

sooooooo...what happened?

super kud · **Posted:** Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:32 am

did you finnish yet?????????????????????????????????????????????????????I'm waiting ...

super kud · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:16 pm

YOUR KILLING ME!!!!!!! :cry:

Ceri · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:44 am

super kid wrote:

YOUR KILLING ME!!!!!!! :cry:

Hi super kid: a little bird tells me that Mr Nutter has a living to earn and is snowed under with 10 and 12 hour days doing his job. That little bird also tells me that he won't forget to come back and finish the story of this thread when he has a chance to do so.

Sit tight and don't worry. You'll get the end of the tale sooner or later.

Cheers - C

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