Where does the bridge go?

[Fynn]

Still building a bass and I'm getting closer to the hardware installation. Now, my question is, where do I put the bridge? On the Stewmac fretslot calculator it gives you the position of a Fender style bridge, but it goes from the rearward screws. So that won't help me.
My first instinct was "measure 32 inches and put the bridge in such a way that the saddle adjustment in the middle is right at the 32 mark", but I'm probably missing something crucial. I know that all the strings won't be exactly at 32 inch, which is why I'm looking for advice now.

The bridge I'm going to use is a Kahler 7410 (rearward saddles).

Edit:
I read the instructions again, I missed the part where it actually explains it. It says you have to take the scale length plus 1.150. So the rear screws on the Kahler should be 33.150'' from the nut away?

 

[Flamingo21]

My first instinct was "measure 32 inches and put the bridge in such a way that the saddle adjustment in the middle is right at the 32 mark"

This is basically correct, except the saddle mustn't be in the middle but at its most forward, i.e. closest to the nut.

The reason is that you usually only adjust intonation by moving the saddles back, not forward, so you don't need to give the saddles headroom to move forward.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

When I mount a bridge I’ll set the G saddle (assuming a standard 4 or 5 string) almost all the way forward on its travel, maybe 90% as far as it will go towards the neck, and line that up with the scale length line. As @Flamingo21 said, on a bass you’ll almost always move the saddle(s) back from the measured scale length.

 

[T_Bone_TL]

^What they said^ and just in case anything's funny, or you're on a different scale length, or... Use twice the distance from the nut to the 12th fret. Which should be 16" for a 32" scale board.

But just slot in the habit of basing bridge saddle forward position on nut to 12 x2 and it's always good on any scale. Likewise, depending on bridge design, it's really the highest string that typically needs to be anywhere near the actual scale length - just look at the bridge on a properly intonated bass - the fatter the strings, the more the saddle goes back, pretty much.

 

[Jeff Siddall]

Agree with all of the above. I typically put the scale length a few mm (maybe 1/8" for those who like imperial) away from the full (furthest towards the neck) saddle travel. That way most of the travel of the saddles are longer than the scale length, but there is a little wiggle room if the bridge position is off by a tiny bit.

 

[Bruce Johnson]

I agree with the guys above: Locate your bridge based on the position of the saddles in relation to the scale length from the nut (or 12th). And do that with the saddles adjusted almost all the way forward in the bridge.

Be really careful about using any spec to locate the bridge mounting screw holes. That's only for Fender spec hardware and dimensions. Measure to the saddles.

 

[micguy]

Make sure you know how far out your bridge saddles can go, and put the bridge so that at that point, they're twice the distance from the nut to the 12th fret. Having as much string as you can get behind the bridge saddles is helpful in avoiding winding the fat part of your E or B string around the tuner post. I've used longer saddle screws a couple of times to allow the saddles more travel, and get that last quarter or eighth of an inch back there.

 

[pfschim]

"where's the confounded bridge"

 

[db59]

"where's the confounded bridge"

Take me to the bridge

 

[mikewalker]

Take me to the bridge

As an AI language model, I don't have access to any visual or video material, including engineering drawings of the original Enterprise. However, I can provide you with some general information based on my knowledge of the Star Trek universe.

The original Enterprise was a Constitution-class starship with a saucer-shaped primary hull and two warp nacelles on pylons. The bridge was located on the top deck of the saucer section, near the front of the ship. The transporter room was typically located on the same deck as the bridge, towards the rear of the saucer section.

To get from the transporter room to the bridge, a crew member would need to travel down a corridor towards the turbolift, which was also located on the same deck as the bridge. The turbolift could transport crew members up and down the saucer section of the ship, as well as to the engineering section and other areas of the ship.

Once on the bridge, the captain's chair was located in the center of the room, facing the main viewscreen. Other crew members had their stations arranged in a circular pattern around the bridge, with various displays and controls to monitor and operate the ship's systems.

While there may be more specific details available in the engineering drawings of the original Enterprise, this general information should give you an idea of how a crew member would navigate from the transporter room to the bridge.

 

[IamGroot]

Where does the bridge go?
All bridges lead to Rome.

 

[db59]

 

[Max Bogosity]

Take me to the bridge

It'll get you where you live.