Easy way to solve the break angle problem

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DavidT

Posts: 181
Joined: Mar. 17 2005
From: Seattle, Washington, USA

Easy way to solve the break angle pr...

Hi,
My guitar has very poor string break angle after I lower the bridge saddle. After trying diffferent ways, I finally use the way that they string with the 12-whole bridge. I use the existing 6-whole bridge of my guitars and wrap the low E to the A whole, the A string to the D whole, etc. That leave the high E without any adjacent whole to use. For this E string you just wrap it over again through the E whole and secure the end at the B string. Basically one whole must accomodate 2 strings, except the high E. In my 2 guitars each whole is large enough to accomadate 2 strings, no problem.
If you want to see a picture what they look like let me know.
Dave

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 19 2005 19:14:51