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07-30-2010, 05:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: western MA | | | Finish on Bridge?
I am fixing up my first DB and I am replacing the bridge. Are bridges left unfinished ie: no oil/varnish applied?
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07-31-2010, 04:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX | | | Yes, as far as I know.
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08-01-2010, 09:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago | | | Cinci Bass Cellar did put something on my new bridge, can't remember what though. |
08-01-2010, 11:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Colorado Springs CO | | No Varnish on the Bridge! Ever!  Some repair guys will "treat" a bridge with a light coat of linseed or mineral oil, but I don't think it's really neccesary.
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08-01-2010, 11:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Colorado Springs CO | | | Also be aware that you will have to shape the feet and the top of the bridge to fit your Bass. If you've never done it before, please read up on it before you try. It's not as easy as it sounds.
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08-01-2010, 12:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City area | | Quote:
Originally Posted by reedo35  No Varnish on the Bridge! Ever! Some repair guys will "treat" a bridge with a light coat of linseed or mineral oil, but I don't think it's really neccesary. | That's a pretty stiff opinion! Why do you feel so strongly about it? You must know something that the repair guys don't.
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08-01-2010, 12:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Colorado Springs CO | | | If you've ever tried to move a bridge that was stuck to the top of the Bass by Varnish, you'd know...
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08-01-2010, 02:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City area | | | I doubt a little linseed or mineral oil would cause any problem.
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08-01-2010, 03:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Upstate, SC | | | I treat the bridges with a dab of Tru Oil, nothing goes on the bottom of the feet. I think it helps repel sticky bass rosin and it makes the bridge "pop".
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08-01-2010, 06:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Colorado Springs CO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by clink I doubt a little linseed or mineral oil would cause any problem. | Me neither, I just don't think it's necessary. I would not consider either of those oils as Varnish, which is what i was ing about.
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08-01-2010, 09:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX | | | It's all about the natural Watco Danish oil. You could use linseed oil, too.
I'm not sure if it makes a difference in the sound, but aesthetically I like how the bridge looks with some oil on it. |
08-02-2010, 05:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boone, NC | | | One or two thinned out coats of shellac are not unheard of. Not enough to build a film, but it helps seal the bridge. I'm not a fan of oil on a bridge personally, it give it a home-tinkerer look IMHO. |
08-02-2010, 05:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: western MA | | | Thanks for the replies. I purchased a very worn 5/8 Czech ply bass. I put on a new FB, glued some loose top plate/rib spots and now I am onto the bridge and nut. I was not intending to finish the feet, just a little oil to the faces, maybe add a few chamfers here and there to make the raw bridge a little prettier. So far so good |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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