Martin Bridge Wing Thickness

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Darryl Young
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Martin Bridge Wing Thickness

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How thick are the wings on a factory Martin bridge? Are the wings the same no matter the bridge height in the center? Finally, is a standard bridge used on the Norman Blake model? Minimal overlap of bridge wings over the X brace is why I ask.
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.120 to .130
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Thanks John!
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Darryl Young wrote:How thick are the wings on a factory Martin bridge? Are the wings the same no matter the bridge height in the center? Finally, is a standard bridge used on the Norman Blake model? Minimal overlap of bridge wings over the X brace is why I ask.
You may also be interested in this:

http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/Bridges ... gauge.html
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Thanks for the link!
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