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Special tools for: Bridges

Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Luthier's Friend Sanding Station Luthier's Friend Sanding Station
The versatile Luthier's Friend Sanding Station works with your shop drill press. It lets you thickness-sand small parts quickly and accurately. Pattern-sand with your own templates, too.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : BridgeSaver BridgeSaver
Special cutters form precisely dished cavities in the bridge plate, and matching wooden plugs. A money-making tool that can pay for itself with the first job!
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Saddle Routing Jig Saddle Routing Jig
Slot a new bridge for a traditional saddle, 2-piece compensated saddle, or alter existing slots.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Thompson Belly Reducer Thompson Belly Reducer
NEW! A lifesaving tool set for older acoustic guitars! Helps correct soundboard bulge caused by string tension, without replacing the bridge plate.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Tune-o-Medic Bridge and Tailpiece Tools Tune-o-Medic Bridge and Tailpiece Tools
Installing, adjusting, and replacing Tune-o-matic guitar bridges and 'stop' tailpieces is common in busy guitar shops. These tools make the work faster and easier!
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : The Intonator The Intonator
Easy way to locate an acoustic bridge saddle for accurate intonation.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge Heater and Fingerboard Iron Bridge Heater and Fingerboard Iron
A special tool for applying heat to a fingerboard extension or acoustic guitar bridge, to soften the glue for easier removal.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge Pin Hole Reamers Bridge Pin Hole Reamers
Our special wooden-handled steel reamers are designed to properly taper the holes for bridge pins. We offer two reamer sizes for accurate holes and better fit.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge Pin Slotter Bridge Pin Slotter
It's great to be able to add slots to bone, ivoroid, and wooden bridge pins, and this service is a good money maker.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Knob and Bushing Puller Knob and Bushing Puller
Remove a stubborn knob without damaging the plastic, or your finish.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Gauged Saws Gauged Saws
Quickly rough-in new nut slots.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Micro Chisels Micro Chisels
Set of four model maker's chisels, for trimming nut and saddle slots or for removing dried glue around braces and frets.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Flexible Lighted Inspection Mirror Flexible Lighted Inspection Mirror
Illuminated 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" magnifying mirror pivots up to 90 degrees with thumbwheel control.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Toothing Iron Toothing Iron
A special tool for roughing gluing surfaces for better adhesion, or for removing dried glue.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Surface Thermometer Surface Thermometer
A compact 50-500 degree F. thermometer that can be placed directly on the flat top of a heating iron to monitor the correct temperature.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Saddlematic Saddlematic
Saddlematic quickly and accurately finds the correct location for a new acoustic guitar saddle slot, for positioning a new slotted bridge, or for checking the accuracy of an attached bridge and saddle.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Archtop Bridge Fitting Jig Archtop Bridge Fitting Jig
Getting a close-fitting contour on the bridge feet is critical to the sound of an archtop instrument.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge Pad Heater Iron Bridge Pad Heater Iron
A fast way to remove an acoustic guitar bridge reinforcing plate, without scarring the underside of the soundboard.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge Clamping Caul Bridge Clamping Caul
This device is easy to set up and needs only a single extra clamp to glue bridges on flattop steel-string acoustic guitars.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Understring Radius Gauges Understring Radius Gauges
Setting bridge saddle height is fast, easy and accurate with these unique stainless steel understring radius gauges.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge Compensator Vise Bridge Compensator Vise
Turn your Luthier's Friend Sanding Station into a precision bridge-making machine.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Sloane Bridge Clamp Sloane Bridge Clamp
Sturdy aluminum clamp for gluing a bridge or brace through the soundhole.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Plate Mate Plate Mate
A simple solution for preventing or temporarily fixing a worn acoustic guitar bridge plate
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Radius Gauges Radius Gauges
Notched design reads the fretboard with the strings on! Make sure you keep the right curvature when working on a fingerboard.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : JLD Bridge Doctor JLD Bridge Doctor
An alternative cure for over-bellyed guitar tops.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Mitchell Abrasive Cord Mitchell Abrasive Cord
Handy abrasive-coated cord in 4 thicknesses, great for smoothing nut slots.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Cam Clamps Cam Clamps
Cam clamps are a favorite of all types of woodworkers and they come in very handy in lutherie as well. We offer high-quality clamps in two sizes.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : 3-Piece Inspection Mirror 3-Piece Inspection Mirror
See the big picture of the guitar's interior! Thin folded mirrors to insert easily into the guitar, then unfolded once inside the guitar.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Camless Clamps Camless Clamps
Space-saving wooden clamps for controlled clamping pressure.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : The Key The Key
NEW! The unique tool that makes Original Floyd Rose® tremolo intonation easy and precise.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Soundhole Clamps Soundhole Clamps
Ideal for clamping bridges and braces through a soundhole, these clamps reach where others can't.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Friendly Plastic Friendly Plastic
Here's an easy new way to make protective clamping cauls that conform perfectly to hard-to-clamp areas.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Mini Cam Clamp

Mini Cam Clamp
A lighter, slimmer cam clamp for working on guitars and smaller instruments.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Inspection Mirror Inspection Mirror
2-1/4"-diameter mirror with swivel joints and telescoping handle for viewing from any angle.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge/Fingerboard Removal Knife Bridge/Fingerboard Removal Knife
This wooden-handled flexible spatula is great for removing bridges, pickguards, and the fingerboard extension from guitars.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge Plate Caul Bridge Plate Caul
A non-stick plastic interior guitar clamping caul for gluing a bridge or a bridge plate.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Seam Separation Knife Seam Separation Knife
The ideal knife for removing tops, backs and fingerboards from most instruments.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Brace Repair Jack Brace Repair Jack
Holds a cracked brace, a bridge plate or a crack cleat in place while the glue sets.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Tremolo Spring Installer Tremolo Spring Installer
NEW! Simple tool makes tricky tremolo spring installation easy.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Acoustic Bridge Bolts Acoustic Bridge Bolts
Incredibly useful, these custom bolts are handy for temporarily mounting a bridge before it's glued onto the guitar.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Acoustic Bridge Locating Pins Acoustic Bridge Locating Pins
Polyethylene pins accurately align an acoustic bridge for gluing. Glue won't stick to them!
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Bridge Pin Hole Saw Bridge Pin Hole Saw
The right tool for finishing the string slots in guitar bridge pin holes.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Protective Felt Protective Felt
Protective padding for clamping cauls and work surfaces.
Tools : Special tools for: Bridges : Soundhole Clamp Cauls Soundhole Clamp Cauls
Snap onto the feet of clamps for a larger footprint. Flat or grooved, to fit over guitar braces.


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