Replacing a bridge question?

tbone0813 · #1 06-26-2008, 07:58 AM

I have a 34" scale 5 string bass that is 1.75" @ nut, and 2.75" @ last fret. I want to replace the bridge with one that has 19mm string spacing. Can anyone tell me if there will be a problem with the string spacing being too wide at the fretboard?

SDB Guitars · #2 06-26-2008, 02:49 PM

What is your current string spacing?

tbone0813 · #3 06-26-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SDB Guitars

What is your current string spacing?

I believe it is 17mm.

SDB Guitars · #4 06-26-2008, 04:13 PM

expect that at the end of the neck, it will move the strings outward by ~1.35mm on each side of the fingerboard. Do you have the room for that?

tbone0813 · #5 07-04-2008, 11:24 AM

I have about 2.7mm from the outside of the B string to the edge of the fretboard, and about 1.9mm from the outside of the G sting to the edge of the fretboard.

Why is it that going from 17mm to 19mm (2mm) only going to move the strings outward by 1.35mm on each side?

ewimsatt · #6 07-04-2008, 12:58 PM

2mm is 1mm at the 12th fret because it moves like a pendulum. I think he is assuming a 21 or 22 fret board.

To better explain it, hold your arm out straight and move your hand up 2 feet. If we assume that the elbow is the half way point from your shoulder to your hand, it will move up a foot.

tbone0813 · #7 07-04-2008, 02:07 PM

Makes sense. It is a 24 fret fingerboard though. I'm guessing at the 24th fret it will be about 1.5mm outward??????