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What is a pinless bridge?
My steel string bridges feature a pinless design which allows unparalleled ease in changing strings. The ball ends of the strings slide over steel rods to sit flush below the bridge surface. No plastic pins to pry out, wear out, and break. The pinless bridge was invented by luthier Jeffrey Elliott.
Are pinless bridges good?
But if you're careful about that (as I've learned to be) and you keep an eye on them to make sure that there's nothing pulling up, pinless bridges are a perfectly good alternative bridge design. Short version: they have some slight disadvantages, but nothing that can't be overcome.
What is a pinless bridge on a guitar?
Quick and easy string changes.
No more fumbling with time-consuming individual bridge pins. Many Takamine® Pro Series guitars feature remarkably convenient “pinless” bridges, which do away with the small parts entirely and make string changes a breeze.
