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05-19-2020, 04:58 PM
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I have found a pinless bridge which seems to be made as replacement for Ovation guitars.
It looks ok but I´m a bit uncertain if I should use it on a red cedar top. I would glue it with fish glue. It would save me some work making one myself. The two holes are for screws fastening with washers going through the top, maybe into a hardwood plate below. Seems to be a bit antique. Or is that necessary? Too bad that the bridge saddle is not in two parts. 
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05-19-2020, 11:36 PM
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A thought
I just installed a bridge that looks a whole lot like the one pictured. I filled the two holes with MOP disks and never thought that the openings could have allowed for bolts. Seems to work okay. Learn something every day.
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05-28-2020, 05:54 AM
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I will glue that pinless bridge to the red cedar top without any screws or bolts.
Which kind of glue would be best? I have had good experiences with fish glue. I have a bottle of liquid fish glue based on an old Canadian recipe that becomes very firm. I don't know if it's better than titebond but I guess. Or does someone have another idea or suggestion?
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05-29-2020, 06:42 AM
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Yesterday I wrore an email to George Lowden what glue would be good for a pinless bridge to a red cedar top.
The answer was : Hi viento, We use titebond as we find it is incredibly reliable over time. Hope this helps! I´ll think about that...
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05-29-2020, 10:46 AM
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I'm on the side of thinking pinned bridges would offer at least some resistance to bridge lifting.
And as BlueStarfish mentioned, it can be convenient to loosen the string a little bit and pop the pin out. But at the same time i'd be lying if I said I don't like the look of some pinless bridges. 
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