https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:54:11 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328071 Wed, 06 May 2009 22:47:47 +0000 http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Truss_rods/Carbon_fiber/Carbon_Fiber_Neck_Rods.html for strengthening guitar necks. It's not the guitar nut type graphite although I didn't know you could get it for bridge saddles.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Jayy https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328071 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328067 Wed, 06 May 2009 21:50:46 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328067 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328066 Wed, 06 May 2009 21:47:23 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328066 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328062 Wed, 06 May 2009 20:27:42 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328062 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328059 Wed, 06 May 2009 19:44:26 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Jayy https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328059 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328041 Wed, 06 May 2009 16:55:02 +0000
I'm not 100% sure this would work and I haven't tried this - just speculating. You can buy pretty thin sheets of copper from some of the hobby supply places. your speculation is correct. I've done this on a friend's pin-bridge acoustic-electric (Lennon-style Epi J160, IIRC), and it works well. I used heavy copper tape, but since have found that Stew-Mac sells a thin metal reinforcing "bridge saver" made to fit a pin-bridge plate perfectly -- exactly what's needed for this.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328041 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328005 Wed, 06 May 2009 01:32:19 +0000
I'm not 100% sure this would work and I haven't tried this - just speculating. You can buy pretty thin sheets of copper from some of the hobby supply places.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Hyperborea https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-328005 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-327999 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:38:51 +0000 not conductive, and embedding isolated bits of graphite or similar lubricating substance in the plastic/nylon alloy, does not effectively make it conductive. in fact, I would be very surprised if if so-called 'graphite' bridge material not a pretty good insulator.

nope - not a good ground.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-327999 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-327981 Tue, 05 May 2009 20:32:44 +0000 And even if it did, it would be difficult to connect the ground wire to it.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-327981 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-35887 Tue, 05 May 2009 17:01:43 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance SecondHandCBG https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/graphite-bridge-a-good-ground/#post-35887