12 string bridge

[maurie]

I am currently building a 12 string dreadnought and about to drill the bridge for bridge pins.
I have noticed that some manufacturers locate the octave strings differently.
Martin and others locate the main strings further from the saddle with octaves closest. Gretch, Fender and others position main strings near to saddle with octaves at the rear.
I am tempted to go with the mains closest to the saddle.
My reasoning is, Better break angle on the main strings over the saddle, better string clearance where rear strings pass the front bridge pins and possibly less torsional lift on the bridge.
The only reason I can think of for having the octaves closest to the saddle is it may limit sideways string movement on the saddle for a hard player.
Any thoughts???
Maurie

[kiwigeo]

Maurie,

Before you go any further read this thread: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=354

Also do a search on any of Craig's other threads on 12 strings. I built a 12 banger a few years back and there will be a thread or two in which compensation and bridge pin options were discussed.

Cheers Martin

[maurie]

Thanks for that Martin and a great tute from Craig.
If the client agrees, that will be the way I go
Cheers Maurie

[ckngumbo]

What a great thread! Thanks to all concerned.

[Kim]

For this mark-out in particular, and in fact every other mark-out undertaken when working with un-weldable woods, I highly recommend adding a KUM (no smart arse comments thanks), 2 stage, long point, pencil sharpener to your kit....



Bought my 3 from this bloke, cheapest with post I've found and had no hassles at all.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/Fast-Penguins ... d=89023569

Cheers

Kim

[kiwigeo]

Who thinks up the names for some of these products?

[charangohabsburg]

Who thinks up the names for some of these products?

The German, obviously.
No surprise because they have a non-glorious, 1000 year long tradition for overly long and complicated descriptive names.

[kiwigeo]

There's a little shop in Sapporo Japan called "The Clap Wedding Agency"....

[ozwood]

Who thinks up the names for some of these products?

We Make a Compost Probe, it was developed for Australian Native Landscapes. They called it the ANL Probe , it's two meters long 40 mm round , pointy with a handle on the end.

And due to where they stick it , it often smells a bit like poo !

Cheers,

[kiwigeo]

My poor Niece got the initials ARS

[Craig]

For this mark-out in particular, and in fact every other mark-out undertaken when working with un-weldable woods, I highly recommend adding a KUM (no smart arse comments thanks), 2 stage, long point, pencil sharpener to your kit....



Bought my 3 from this bloke, cheapest with post I've found and had no hassles at all.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/Fast-Penguins ... d=89023569

Cheers

Kim

These look to be just the thing thanks Kim . I'll be giving them a go for sure . I previously fluked some fairly good sharpeners from our newsagents . Fairly cheap ones but they sharpen to that looong point , and I'm able to unscrew the blades and resharpen them ( but once only).
B.T.W. I've now had that 6 pinner bridge in use for around 7 years without any problems.