CrosbySlotted Pure Bone Bridge Pins for 6 & 12 String Acoustic Guitar

Bridge pins can be an essential addition to you Guitar. Of course on a poor quality guitar it may not improve much with a set of bone bridge pins, but it’s doesn’t mean that after a good setup that bridge pins wouldn’t help improve your guitar still. Having read through many reviews from various reviewers for various brands/sellers of bridge pins I decided to try this brand Crosby Audio. The most discussed facts about bridge pins were their dimensions, material and quality.Dimensions are something you may have to consider to be specific, but also dependent on the manufacturer. Many reviewers mentioned that the bridge pins either fit their guitar, didn’t or some didn’t fit exactly perfect. What you can know is that unless in the description the seller/brand indicates that the bridge pins are machine manufacture to exact specs that you should expect some possible variation to their size because these are likely handmade and not precision computer control manufactured so they won’t be perfectly all alike. You can see that their shape is not exact but as close as an individual could make them to be. So when you compare the dimensions listed and compare them to your guitars original bridge pin dimensions keep in mind they may be a good fit or not. That means they could be larger, smaller or just right like Goldilocks and the three bears. If they are larger or just right you should be fine because you can shape them smaller to fit your guitar. If they are smaller then you’ve got to use them with a different guitar or contact the seller for replacements.Material for this brand/seller is ox bone and when I opened the sealed paper envelope I received 6 bone bridge pins which were what I would describe as bone white color. I tapped them on each other and they made a solid clack which don’t sound plastic like. I liked the weight of them as they had heft for the actual size of each bridge pin and felt nice in my hands and between my fingers. Each of us are different and your experience and opinion may differ from mine, but for the most part they should feel substantial and of good quality. For those who at times may state for their experience (not specifically this brand/seller) but of some reviews I have read some have described they seemed like plastic. I don’t expect you to have that experience with this product, but you will have to state that if that’s what you get when you open up your package. I do not think that will be your experience based on the reviews I’ve read for this brand and seller.Quality is an area where one must take things with a reasonable grain of salt. Brands and sellers always try to represent their product with the best image they can provide on Amazon. With that in mind we should expect not to be expecting to get the best quality in color of the mother of pearl inset represented by the image this brand and seller uses. With that in mind you won’t get too disappointed when you open up your package. If you get something exact like the image used to sell this product you won the lottery. If you get something decent, shiny and with decent color but not spectacular like the image used to sell this product then you got what’s like the norm that most buyers will receive.This product price was middle of the road. I do not expect that much from low cost products nor do I expect the product to wow me. That would normally be a response I get when paying top dollar. Middle of the road prices you should expect good quality and sometimes maybe are surprised by how good the product is.To conclude this review I want to give you my impressions of the product in use past the physical looks. I install this set of bridge pins into my Epiphone Texan VS. this acoustic guitar was setup awhile ago which cost me $75. The setup I asked for was for a lower action as close to electric as possible while not having buzz anywhere along the higher registers. I’ve not had this guitar setup recently so that’s been like 7-9 years ago. I keep my guitar in its case and when possible try to keep it in the appropriate humidity range though I’m not paying attention to this as close as I should. As soon as I changed he bridge pins and started tuning the guitar I noticed the tone, resonance, sustain and clarity of the notes. This guitar has aged well and the recent humidity stabilization has helped with its sound. After completely tuning the guitar I played a few notes and chords and asked my son to listen. Since he has a keen ear being a musician who is intending to attend Frank Sinatra HS or LaGuardia HS as a Tuba player I can rely on him to critique on the sound of my guitar after changing the bridge pins. After he pulled his headphones to the side to listen to the guitar his eyes perked up as he heard the notes and chords. The resonance and sustain was much longer, the notes much clearer and the tone much richer. Volume did got up also a bit compared to my playing prior to changing in the new bridge pins. Of course your guitar might not get the same improvements mine got, but this also is personal opinion with this item which may differ for you. I’m planning to buy another set for my Yamaha and Fender guitars when I bring them in for a setup and hope to get a similar or reasonable improvement to those guitars also.

These are beautiful and excellent quality bone slotted bridge pins. I had to sand them down a little bit to fit on my Epiphone Slash J-45, and it was worth it. The guitar sounds richer and looks better than ever.

The pins are a good upgrade from the plastic ones. Replaced the pins saddle and nut all together and it was like adjusting the insteument’s EQ. Had to reem the holes out which was no big deal. The only negative is the fit and finish. 3 pins have globs of glue seeping from the decorative insert. However the pins are smooth and consistent in thier shape and perform as needed. Which is the important part.

My Guild d-140 came with a bone nut and saddle, but with plastic bridge pins. I've "settled" for the sound for many years, but wanted to see how much difference there would be if I changed the pins to bone. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Much more volume and charity of individual strings! This is probably the cheapest component found on many guitars and, after the change to bone, I cannot understand why guitar manufacturers use plastic components for the nut, saddle and bridge pins in many guitars (even some high-end guitars); it's a cheap fix! Thank goodness Guild provided a bone nut and saddle in my D-140. I can't speak to the degree that bone bridge pins will improve your guitar's sound, but for around $10, there is nothing to lose by giving them a try. As an important side note, I've recently changed my strings to GHS Contact Core Acoustic Guitar Strings and they sound fantastic. You might want to visit the GHS Guitar String website and see if these strings will benefit the sound of your guitar. As far as I know, GHS is the only string manufacturer that makes Contact Core Strings. Give-em a try......you might just find them perfect for your acoustic guitar. If you are a new player looking for a fantastic guitar at a very reasonable price, you should consider a Guild D-140 and GHS Contact Core Strings. Also change the bridge pins to the bone pins I purchased. You may have to do a little sanding on the pins so they fit the holes in the bridge. It's an easy task, but go slow to be sure you don't sand them down to a point where the fit is too loose. It took me only 5 minutes to sand mine to the perfect fit. I did, however, find one bridge pin that was made a little too small to fit the bridge when all other pins in the box needed filing down for a nice firm fit.

I played my son's guitar and it had a great tone to it. Picked up my Taylor when I got home and it seemed dead. We had the same strings and they still looked good. He said he had bone pins. I researched a few things and ordered these bridge pins. They were a little big for the holes and I had to sand them down. I put them in and the sound and sustain was great, as good as my son's guitar. I play out a lot and I use Blue Chip picks at $35 each which made a noticeable difference but these pins were much cheaper than that and made an incredible difference in the sound. I highly recommend them.

Followed instructions on sanding to fit pegs, worth the effort to custom fit each peg. Guitar sounds great.

I love this company so much. Great products at afforable prices.These may or may not have to be modified to fit your slots but it gurantees a perfect fit.UPDATE: After 4 weeks of putting 12 of these along with a bone nut has transformed my 12 String Acoustic.The sustain is unreal!Not kidding, my guitar sounds way better with wicked sustain.AWESOME!!!I am a guitar repair dude and have put these on 4 client guitars and they freak out after getting their instrument hope and play.Crosby make me look good!

I saw people complaining these didn't fit but only had one which needed a little sanding. Less than 5 mins work, so no biggie. They're good quality real ebony, with abalone dots, so look much better than stock plastic pegs. I fitted these to my Taylor GS Mini, whilst changing the strings to 12 gauge. I didn't notice any noticeable sound difference but that's not why I bought them. I just like making a new guitar my own & for the price, it's a good upgrade

Yo no creía que estas piezas de ébano hicieran la diferencia. Ahora puedo constatar que si. Se sienten mas seguras y lucen muy bien en la guitarra.

Belle qualité pour ces produits en bois. Ces chevilles ont offert une belle esthétique à ma guitare et favorisent le passage des vibrations vers la caisse. Limer progressivement comme indiqué pour les adapter sur-mesure à votre folk.