Making a Pyramid Bridge

This video shows my process for building an ebony pyramid bridge for a steel string guitar.

[@juliekerr9398]

Thanks so much Mr. Zimnicki for sharing your knowledge. It’s so helpful to see how someone with talent and experience approaches something like this. I appreciate it!

[@zimnickiguitars311]

Thank you for that nice comment, and thank you for watching.

[@thomass.9167]

The Tom Johnson of guitars. Great video.

[@zimnickiguitars311]

Thank you very much!

[@mvecellio1]

Love the way ebony will polish up so nice without a finish.

[@zimnickiguitars311]

Me too! It was quite a revelation when I figured that out some years ago.

[@daniel.wheeldon]

Thanks for this. I'm about to make a pyramid bridge and this couldn't have come at a better time.

[@zimnickiguitars311]

Excellent, Daniel. I'm sure other people do it differently, but this is my approach. Thank you for watching!

[@Blycker]

Beautiful piece!

[@zimnickiguitars311]

Thank you!

[@elianu7027]

Thanks for the video! How to you took the measures for the pin holes and the bridge slot?

[@zimnickiguitars311]

Thank you for watching. The spacing for the bridge pins was what my customer wanted it to be. The saddle was sloped 1/8" from the first to the sixth string.

[@elianu3817]

Hi! I'm also repairing a parlor, a german one. Mine come without bridge but still has a nut and I'd like to make a new bridge, pyramid style. Which measurements should I take to have it in relation with the nut? Many thanks

[@bradleydewey9083]

who's the lucky customer?

[@zimnickiguitars311]

Somebody you know...

[@thierrynakache]

How many hours or days to build a guitar ?
And how much cost your guitars ? Thanks

[@zimnickiguitars311]

That depends on the type of guitar and all of the details.