Bridge pin sizing

[elwoody]

I was reading a post that mentioned Willi's bridge pin so i got busy looking for Willi and ended up at Schoenburgs webpage where lo an behold i learned bridgepins come in different sizes . My question is how is size determined?? and how is it measured??

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[tippie53]

often by the 3 or 5 degree. To proper set the pins they should be reamed to fit.
what guitar do you have?

[elwoody]

It's an early nineties Goya (has a Martin import sticker inside) small body single cutaway. I am currently building a kit Les Paul and when I am Finished I think I might try my hand at a kit guitar. I had an early 70's Gibson Hummingbird that i sold prior to buying Goya and I have an 83 Fender Strat Elite and an Epiphone SG ...

El

[tippie53]

bridge pins on Martins are usually 3 degree , so if they offer a 3 or 5 degree options you may need the 3 degree. They used a pin similar to martin.
Vintage guitar used a 5 degree. I don't thin it matters all that much as long at they hold the pin on the bridge plate. Also often a pin may need to fit to the bridge.
Martin likes to have the pins about 1/8 in above the hole to allow for wear
Sounds like a good tip video