Electric guitar bridges for lap steels

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mark63uni
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Electric guitar bridges for lap steels

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I've been looking at stew mac for bridges and wanted to set mine up with a Tune-o-matic type set up, or one of the one piece string through designs,. but everything seems to have a radius on it. I suppose I could file them and reshape them, Or should I just make a saddle with the round bar design.? anyone know of a specific bridge like that for lapsteels perhaps ?
maxi19
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Re: Electric guitar bridges for lap steels

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I used a 'telecaster' type bridge on mine
na4it
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Re: Electric guitar bridges for lap steels

Post by na4it »

A lot of hand built steels I have seen have a simple aluminum angle bridge. You could go string through body, or another aluminum angle behind the bridge for the strings.
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R.S.Fraser Sr.
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Re: Electric guitar bridges for lap steels

Post by R.S.Fraser Sr. »

I also used Tele style bridges on my first two builds, even built a new stainless base plate to make an 8 string tele style. And then got to thinking and asking " does a lapsteel even need a compensated bridge?"

The more I read up on this, the more I found the general agreement to be no need for a compensated bridge.
A bar will do just fine, which I will use on my next build.

bob
mark63uni
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Re: Electric guitar bridges for lap steels

Post by mark63uni »

Great, thanks guys. I'll cross that off my order.
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