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• Feruza2134 The NetherlandsNew Phoenix D hole guitar

  September 2018 Posts: 86

  And for the Dupont bridge in the Djangobooks store(Accesories>Bridges), do you need to carve little spots for the strings?
  Thanks
• Bones Moderator

  September 2018 edited September 2018 Posts: 3,319

  Yes, use nut notching files to make tiny indentations. Get the string locations correct, distance from edge of fretboard and spacing. Never tried one of those bridges so I can't say if they are any good
• crookedpinky Glasgow✭✭✭✭ Alex Bishop D Hole, Altamira M & JWC D hole

  September 2018 Posts: 921

  I had one of those on my Gitane d250m and it was absolutely fine.

  always learning
• AndrewUlle Cleveland, OH✭✭✭ Cigano GJ-15

  September 2018 edited September 2018 Posts: 541

  I have one of these bridges on my recently purchased Cigano GJ15 (which is a nice guitar for the money, I gotta admit).
  
  I'd say it's a pointless complication, since it is really just a linearly- compensated bridge, the B saddle not being moved back relative to the rest of the strings as is common with truly compensated bridges.
  
  A typical, linearly-compensated bridge that brings the high E side closer to the nut accomplishes the same thing as this bridge, which appears to me a little bulky. I think the step-like design adds unnecessary mass to an already big bridge that could use a little more hollowing out, IMHO.
  
  Here is a truly compensated bridge:
  https://www.premierguitar.com/Stream/StreamImage.aspx?Image_ID=8EC80D3A-4BF8-4310-959F-224BEA078B10&Image_Type=image