Screwed down Martin bridges?
Does anyone know if Martin ever used screws to reinforce bridge attachment? I have seen several guitars for sale with what look like pearloid screw covers in the bridge that owners swear are original.B
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Quote:I have seen several guitars for sale with what look like pearloid screw covers in the bridge that owners swear are original.If those owners claim they're Martins they're either lying or...
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Martin never screwed down their bridges.If an owner claims its original perhaps it was on the guitar when he/she originally got it.They could also be full of beans, too.
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Sorry guys......you are wrong......If you check the February 1965 catalog you will see that the original picture of the D12-20(as well as the pic of a D12-20 in the case on the case page)has an...
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I stand corrected and humbly prepare a large portion of crow for dinner.The only bridges I'd seen up to this point with screws were those wonderful "after market" affairs done by the famous luthier...
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Quote:No. Gibson do however. So do Gallaghers.2005 Gallagher A-702004 Mike Long D-281971 Gallahger G-701968 Gallagher G-50
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Seems to me that if Martin had done a little more R&D on the neck and less on concern about the bridge pulling off the 12 strings they might have saved themselves a ton of money in warrantee work....
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I do believe I have seen some with inlay on the bridge, but that does not mean screws.Total Guitar Fraud Club-Bearclaw Division, Ornery member
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I bought a '70 0-18 from the original owner a few years ago, and it had the pearl dots and bridge screws. He swore nobody had ever worked on the guitar, and that the screws were original. The only...
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I think that I bid on that guitar, but was not willing to go very high.b
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I sold it once to a UMGF member, but he decided it wasn't what he wanted, and returned it- no harm-no foul. I ended up resetting the neck and giving it to a young girl who was very talented and needed...
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exactly what i'm talking about.you see those plugged holes quite a bit.b
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"Sorry guys......you are wrong......If you check the February 1965 catalog you will see that the original picture of the D12-20(as well as the pic of a D12-20 in the case on the case page)has an...
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The cited D12-20 photo in the catalog most likely predates the 1964 production run......the same pic also appears in the 1966 catalog as well....I am not sure if there was a 1964 catalogso I don't...
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Somewhat off topic...In the early '60, friend owned one of the 'bottom of the line' Gibson acoustics. There were several models that all featured an adjustable brigde (saddle). The guitar sounded...
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I stand corrected and humbly prepare a large portion of crow for dinner."crow for dinner"???Ahem! dhcrow
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Quote:"...crow for dinner..."The phrase "serving crow" could be taken a couple of ways - crow could be on the menu, or could be seated at the table. I remember an old alien movie that featured an...
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Screw it!Oh....Actually, I don't understand the need for reinfocring screws on pin type bridges. Classical guitars are quite prone to bridges popping off. Fred Hellerman's '51 00-28G has screws in the...
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My 1967 D-12-20 does not have bridge screws. Also, jwb18; did your 1964 D-12-20 have a long saddle? I have never seen a Martin 12-string with a long saddle but I would presume that a '64 model should...
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