Crosby Slotted Pure Bone Bridge Pins with Abalone Dot Inlay 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.

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.

The appearance is quite appealing. It seems that the tone remains relatively consistent, and the addition of ebony doesn’t significantly alter the sound compared to the standard plastic ones typically included with the guitar. Fitting them was a bit challenging as I had to sand them down, but they feel securely in place now. Overall, they offer good value for the price. In hindsight, opting for the bone options might have been a better choice. At least they work. As for the bone pins, they are pretty amazing! I had to shave them down a bit, but they added a clarity to the I to action of my Martin.

These are good bridge pins, a little big so i had to sand to fit my guitar.also the coller around the top of the pins were not slotted like my old plastic pins so i used my rotary tool to carefully slot the collars and they work fine. If im honest i cant tell any difference in tone but they are better then i had

I just got these for my Martin DXM Dreadnaught (one of the earlier models made in the U.S.) and was surprised that it fit without having to sand it down. Basically plug and play! It makes my guitar sound a little bit louder too. I was originally using plastic pegs to replace my original factory Martin bridge pegs, but those weren’t a great fit and just felt very low quality overall. These are just the right size (if you need to you, can sand them down as suggested on the tin), they fit secure and look really nice too. High quality for the price and what they are.

I ordered these for my Taylor 314-CE.. item description said it would fit "Taylor". When I got them, the diameter was too large for my guitar unaltered.. instructions said they could be "sanded to fit". However, while I am good at playing the guitar, I am NOT good at trying to achieve a precision fit by sanding, filing, etc. 6 times in a row. So, I had to return them

After being influenced by a TikTok to try these I finally pulled the trigger and I’m glad I did. These are quality pegs. They feel solid, thick and durable unlike those other cheap generic ones. At first I was a little nervous cause you have to sand them down to fit depending on the guitar but it was extremely easy and they fit well. They function well and look even better. Definitely recommend

While nice in appearance and seemingly well made, these look to be a #1 size pin (supposed to be .210 under the collar and a slot that does not go through the collar. The size for a Taylor, Eastman, etc. But look carefully at your pins: If your string slot goes through the pin collar, (like a 1T pin), the set I got didn't, making them a #1 pin size. The good: They definitely are bone. Very hard and hard to work. I cannot tell whether the abalone is real or not. The color and top finish is good, slightly larger than the originals that came in my guitar which were definitely too loose for my liking. These are a great value. The bad: the 6 I bought pins. Three fit without rework. The other three were way too large for a #1 bridge hole. Stuck up 1/4 inch or more. This on a $3k instrument that I know was well and properly built. If you are not set up with tools, working down bone pins diameters as far off as these are is going to take some work. Bone is very hard. I had to chuck the ends, gently and protected, into a drill press and work the diameter down to .210... the first one a little, the second one much more, and the third one a substantial amount. The better part of an hour's work with good tools. By hand it would take hours. The ugly: My advice is if you are going to buy pins for a 6-string guitar, buy two sets. You might get 6 usable pins out of 12. Send the others back because they are malformed. A 12-string? Maybe you could get by with 3 sets. Or 4. Or if you don't mind reworking them, they are a great value. And after reading the reviews, remember, your bridge pins (without strings to test) should be adjusted to "just" fit and barely be snug - again without strings they should just slide in and not fall out if you invert your guitar. Those of you "hammering in" your bridge pins are going to break them or break your bridge - bone is very brittle but hard and your wood bridge can crack if you force them in. Another bit of installation advice: Assuming your bridge is consistent and well made, don't go reaming out your bridge to suit the oddball inconsistency of these pins (contrary to the other review here) - that will make your bridge holes forever oddly and inconsistently sized if you ever put other pins in. Make these pins all consistent so they fit in any hole on your bridge the same. Adjust the pins, not the bridge.