Unbleached Bone

These bridge pins were purchased for a Washburn AG 24S acoustic guitar and a Kramer 12 string acoustic. Both guitars are over 20 years old and both were under $150 dollars new. Both guitars still look new and have good construction and materials. Both guitars previously had rosewood bridge pins that were not stock. The original stock bridge pins on the guitars were made of plastic. I was looking for an upgrade in bridge pins for these two acoustics. Rosewood bridge pins are fine but bone provides a brighter tone that I was looking for. My first choice as a replacement for the rosewood pins were the TUSQ brand of bridge pins but I decided against that because of the price tag. These bone bridge pins looked like a much better value and I went ahead with the purchase. The saddles that are right below the bridge pins also needed to be replaced. For these I thought getting a precut TUSQ brand saddle was the only way to go. The replacement TUSQ saddles were much cheaper than the bridge pin set. Both of my guitars sound very good for imports. Both guitars are not very loud and have a mid rangy sounding tone without much bass response noted while playing. The new TUSQ saddles provides the biggest improvement in the guitars volume and tone while the new bridge pins provide a brighter response over the old rosewood bridge pins that I had in there previously. These bridge pins are unbleached. If they were bleached white they would look better but that would also increase the cost. The abalone dot in the center of the pins looks a little bit small also. Both my Washburn and the Kramer 12 string are excellent acoustic guitars, especially for the price tag I paid for them. They both had an improvement in sound and tone by installing the new bone bridge pins. If you have an acoustic guitar worth upgrading then these bone bridge pins are a fine starting point for your project.

As a professional musician and guitar tech, I highly recommend your change out your old plastic, ebony, and faux tortoiseshell pins for a set of solid bone bridge pins and these do not disappoint. I installed these on a Martin D18 guitar and a Gibson J-200. The Martin fit perfectly and the Gibson required a little sanding of the pins to fit flush on the bridge (see below). The color of the pins is as advertised, unbleached bone (my favorite), the color is consistent on all six pins, the Abalone dot inlaid looks great and is uniform on all pins. I have replaced bridge pins on most of my guitars and many of my client’s guitars and it is important to know about the fit. First, use a digital calibrator to measure the pins on the guitar to be certain the new ones will fit. Sometimes it is necessary to use fine sandpaper to sand down the pin shaft to properly fit the bridge (my Gibson J-200). Do not underestimate this very simple step since it can make all the difference in the fit, appearance, and effectiveness of the bone bridge pins. There are a lot of myths, arguments, and debates about the sonic effectiveness of bridge pins. In my opinion, something organic as opposed to plastic (fake), just makes sense when dealing with an acoustic guitar. Not to mention, bone is far superior in longevity and sustain over ebony, plastic, or other synthetic materials. On some guitars, the pins have produced definable, measurable, and conclusive sonic advantages. On others, the results showed a negligible difference. Many people find a positive difference in the sound using bone bridge pins. In any case, bone bridge pins are of superior quality, a longer-lasting material, and a better-looking component for your guitar.

I recently purchased a Gretsch White Falcon Rancher acoustic guitar, a very nice ax, but for reasons best known to the manufacturer, it shipped with white plastic bridge pins, bridge and nut. Replacing the pins with genuine bone noticeably improved the sound of the guitar, or else the placebo effect made me think they did. Seriously, though, I'm sure it sounds a bit warmer and more *there* than it did with the plastic pins. I plan to order a new bone nut and bridge from this same company and have a luthier friend of mine install them. One caveat, though: the pins were a bit too wide for my particular guitar. I had to sand them down slightly, which FINALLY gave me a reason to use the Dremel tool I purchased five years ago. I bought the white bone pins with the abalone dot and they look great on the guitar!

Definitely made from bone, my dog keeps licking my guitar. Pins were larger than my stock pins. An hour of labor with sandpaper brough them down to size. Played a gig before I adjusted them and they were working fine, I only adjusted for aesthetics. I did notice a subtle change to the sound of the guitar, a little tighter sound, sustain is good. Wirth the cost. The little included pin puller was a nice touch. My guitar is a 2000's era Composite Acoustic.

These are nice bridge pins. I bought them to put on my Ibanez AWFS300CE acoustic/electric guitar. They were too thick to fit, so I scraped them down with my pocketknife. I chose this brand for the Ibanez because the nut and saddle on it are unbleached also.

I just ordered a second set of these inlaid bone bridge pins. The first set I got was around four years ago. I change my strings about every six weeks (sounds like overkill but I’ve been recording). I love these pins. I already had a bone nut and saddle on a nice guitar… added these pins and it all just works together. When other musicians pick up my acoustic they always go “wow, this thing has enormous sustain!” . I think these pins help contribute to it. When I go for a string change I never worry about damaging a cheap plastic or wood pin. The second set I just ordered is for a friend who I just gifted a guitar with a bone nut and saddle, and I’m confident that adding this on the next string change will only do good. I love that they aren’t hard bleached. Just an aesthetic choice, but the natural polished bone look with the inlay is just nice imo. If the second set is as good as the ones I got a few years ago, I’ll probably buy more.

The strings have a nicer sound to them.

Gived a Great tone on both of m'y guitar.

Great product REAL BONE nice color looks vintage

多分標準のアコースティックのはずですがかなり太めのため最後まで入りません。 面倒なので２ｍｍほど浮いて使っていますが音質は良くなったようです。 ブリッジも同時に牛骨にしたのでそのせいかもしれませんが・・・ 時間のある時に径を合わせて音の変化を見てみたいと思います。

as advertised