[capo2nd]

Is it possible to change the bridge of an acoustic guitar?

I would love to have a pegless bridge on my Takamine. So far I have a bridge with pegs.

So well:
- How much would it cost?
- Would it be a good idea to do it?
- Who make good bridges for not a cartload of money?

Thanks in advance,
Shane

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When you say a pegless bridge i take it you mean like a classical has where the strings just thread through the holes and tie up like.If you dont then im unsure of what you mean.If you do mean that then sure it can be done you just need to remove the old bridge and put a new one in its place.You will might have to sand some of the finish away just where its going to be glued if the new bridge is a different shape.You will also need to make the new bridge yourself as you will need to get the string spaceings right.You might need to make a new saddle to.Youll also have to set it up again.You can buy bridge blanks for a few quid same with a new bone saddle.It wont cost to much if your going to do it yourself but it will take a while to do.Im not really clued up on prices luthiers charge but id imagen that it wont be the cheapest of jobs.

[adds]

Thinking about it now you might mean one of the old style tail pieces or what ever you call them.If you mean one of those then they aint to much to buy but you will have to remove the old bridge then you will have the holes where the old bridge and pins were.That means they will have to be filled and touched in to cover it up.You can do a good cover job but it will still show when you get close.It also means you got to then go out and buy colour pigments ect and start trying to recreate the colour and makeing varnish up.Thats a skilled job in itsself and a right time consuming bastard.

[capo2nd]

Ach well, I think I'll just leave it as it is. Nothing wrong with pegs. I just wanted to know about it.

[okiejohn]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[evileye]

Make it a string-thru guitar, like on a strat...