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MitchellB - Posted - 10/29/2008: 11:03:44
I recently read something about someone using aluminum saddle tops to mandolin bridges. I once made a banjo bridge from aluminum and it gave my banjo a metallic sound. Aluminum spider –aluminum cone – has anyone ever made or used aluminum saddles instead of wood or bone in a resonator guitar? What did you like and/or hate about it?
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Old Blue - Posted - 10/29/2008: 14:25:26
The cheap spiders have an aluminum bridge molded right in, I believe.
otdobro - Posted - 10/30/2008: 05:54:46
The old 1960's Mosrite Reso's. had a one piece spider / bridge as a unit. I bought one from a friend of mine. While he owned it, it developed big chip in the area of where the strings rest due to a hole that developed during the manufacturing process caused by an air bubble in the metal. He had a friend mill out slots in the spider so it looked pretty much like the modern ones. He then inserted aluminum inserts instead of wooden ones. It does give it a more metallic sound. These guitars also came through with an aluminum nut. If you are trying to get the old "Deacon Brumfield sound" This will do it.
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