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.

These are great replacements, though as others have said they are to big, I’ve found that to be the case with most all manufacturers, at least they weren’t to small.That being said, after sanding & fitting the new pins on my Guild A 20, these pins not only look fantastic but I actually do hear a difference from the original plastic pins, a more defined tone.A little sanding trick, chuck the small end of the pin in your drill, the small end usually fits the hole anyways & you don’t have to worry about marring the head, go easy, doesn’t take much pressure on the sanding strip or time.

The ones I received were very nicely made of material that was uniform in color, texture, and dimension. They fit in my guitar's bridge perfectly, and the slots accommodated the light gauge strings I use. The heads of the pins were of noticeably larger diameter and height than the ones they replaced, and that is the only reason for my rating of 4 rather than 5.

I have a Blueridge BR-60 that I mostly flat pick bluegrass on…it came with plastic bridge pegs…ordered these and sanded them down using a power drill and 220 grit strips of sand paper. To say these pegs made a difference is an understatement. The tone makes it sound like a new guitar. Also, the string buzz that I had struggled to fix is gone. 10/10 great purchase.

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

Not a material that bridge pins should be made out of. They bend and split rather easily. I was able to purchase real wood bridge pins with a similar aesthetic for a comparable price. I don't like leaving bad reviews, however if you area daily guitar player you should know that they will break when you re-string.