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Bridge Pins.....discuss! Aug 24, 2016 14:39:20 GMT -5

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Post by TonyKgull on Aug 24, 2016 14:39:20 GMT -5

Found this really great video on bridge pins comparison. This guy does a fantastic job. After listening quite carefully to this comparison, I think I'd love brass pins on my mellow guitars ( cedar or mahogany tops ) and Ebony or Rosewood on my bright guitars ( spruce tops ).

Any thoughts or opinions? What do you use on your guitars?
Do you even care what you're using?

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Bridge Pins.....discuss! Aug 24, 2016 15:30:52 GMT -5 Stud Muffin and TonyKgull like this

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Post by petermac on Aug 24, 2016 15:30:52 GMT -5

Aug 24, 2016 14:39:20 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

Found this really great video on bridge pins comparison. This guy does a fantastic job. After listening quite carefully to this comparison, I think I'd love brass pins on my mellow guitars ( cedar or mahogany tops ) and Ebony or Rosewood on my bright guitars ( spruce tops ).

Any thoughts or opinions? What do you use on your guitars?
Do you even care what you're using?

In the case of this video, on that guitar, with those strings, I found the rosewood to have the most "pleasant" sound to my ears. Entirely subjective, of course. I found the plastic particularly "grating", if that's a tonal quality.

I assume the "horn" is what we call bone. Where would Tusq fit into the picture?

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Bridge Pins.....discuss! Aug 25, 2016 7:14:26 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by RobertW on Aug 25, 2016 7:14:26 GMT -5

On phone right now. no point running video
Should this be in guitar repair and setup,?

I put brass on my amber trail because of crack in original pin.
I put ebony on s6 cause anything is better than plastic!!!!
Did not note any diff other than appearances.

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Martin GPCPA5K Stika Spruce/Koa HDL/Birch Stratabond/Morado Fretboard (2015)
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Bridge Pins.....discuss! Aug 25, 2016 7:46:32 GMT -5

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END pins?

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Martin GPCPA5K Stika Spruce/Koa HDL/Birch Stratabond/Morado Fretboard (2015)
Gretsch Mahogany Boxcar Round-Neck Resonator (2015)
Alvarez ABT60 Baritone Spruce/Mahogany (2016)
Sigma 000M-15 Mahogany, Rosewood Fretboard (2018)

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Bridge Pins.....discuss! Aug 25, 2016 13:11:05 GMT -5 Derick likes this

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Post by TonyKgull on Aug 25, 2016 13:11:05 GMT -5

Aug 25, 2016 7:14:26 GMT -5 RobertW said:

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Should this be in guitar repair and setup,?

Up to you my friend. I just put it here because it was just a "what do you like or use" kinda thing and there's no specific area where I thought it would not kind of be out of place.

I thought about repair and set up, but just couldn't decide. lol. I figured this was safer for now.

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"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I
am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
- Jesus, from Matthew 11:28-30

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Bridge Pins.....discuss! Aug 26, 2016 20:24:37 GMT -5

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Post by ladyssolo on Aug 26, 2016 20:24:37 GMT -5

As far as I know mine are all plastic or Tusq (whatever they came with.) I bought a spare Tusq set to use if I lose one changing strings, but I haven't replaced any yet. I didn't know they would sound particularly different.

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Bridge Pins.....discuss! Aug 27, 2016 8:20:36 GMT -5 Stud Muffin and TonyKgull like this

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Post by RobertW on Aug 27, 2016 8:20:36 GMT -5

Ivory is bone that grows outside the body

Tony! behave!

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Seagull S6 Cedar/Cherry (1998)
Seagull Amber Trail CW Mini-Jumbo Spruce/Maple Long scale (2012)
Seagull Coastline Cedar 12 Cedar/Cherry (2015)
Ibanez Artwood Parlour 2 AVN3-NT Spruce/Mahogany (2015)
Martin GPCPA5K Stika Spruce/Koa HDL/Birch Stratabond/Morado Fretboard (2015)
Gretsch Mahogany Boxcar Round-Neck Resonator (2015)
Alvarez ABT60 Baritone Spruce/Mahogany (2016)
Sigma 000M-15 Mahogany, Rosewood Fretboard (2018)

TonyKgull Global Moderator Posts: 6,425 Location: Ontario, Canada	Bridge Pins.....discuss! Aug 27, 2016 8:24:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TonyKgull on Aug 27, 2016 8:24:28 GMT -5 Aug 27, 2016 8:20:36 GMT -5 RobertW said: Ivory is bone that grows outside the body Tony! behave! Ok, but only just this once!
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