Correcting a Collapsed Tune-o-matic Bridge

Netahnpaul8630 Sep, 2020News

Tune-o-matic bridge as found on Gibson and other guitars was designed by Ted McCarty and introduced in the mid 1950s as the ABR-1. The design was updated by Schaller in the 1970s and the new bridge being termed the �Nashville� bridge by players as its introduction coincided with the Gibson factory�s move from Kalamazoo to Nashville. These bridges do suffer from one problem � they can collapse under string tension. This makes achieving a consistent string height across the fretboard impossible and can cause the inner strings to buzz.