Members Josh77556677 Posted December 10, 2020 Members Share Posted December 10, 2020 Good morning all, First post here. I have a Bently Acoustic Electric Model 514B which was found in my neighbors attic. I love it and can't find any information on it. Does anyone have any info on this guitar? I would like to upgrade the bridge pins. Does anyone know what size pins it takes? I don't have a caliper to measure them. Thanks! Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted December 11, 2020 Members Share Posted December 11, 2020 And good morning to you, Josh. But sorry, I've not heard of that brand. Perhaps someone else can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 11, 2020 Moderators Share Posted December 11, 2020 I, too, have never heard of Bentley guitars [but then again, no one ever heard of mine either]. Bentley's are made in Korea, and are relatively cheap instruments, the only one I see at Reverb.com ATM is selling for $150 w/hsc...the case is likely worth more than the guitar. A search for Bentley guitars came up with zip. I'm guessing these were made as a house line for some large store? Or possibly was a military purchase overseas? Josh, what matters is that you like it! As to the bridge pins, you will absolutely need to measure them, as there are a number of diameter variations out there...and slotted/unslotted, ridged/unridged, 3 degree or 5 degree taper...and, no big surprise, Bentley does not show in any of the charts This is a fairly comprehensive list of pin codes and what they fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted December 11, 2020 Members Share Posted December 11, 2020 https://jedistar.com/bently/ There's a link for Bently Catalogs for a price, if you're that curious. I suspect dm's assessment of value applies but the historical value of your guitar only you can ascribe. http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_main/catalogs_japanese_bently_acoustic.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 12, 2020 Members Share Posted December 12, 2020 Hi and Welcome to the Forums. I remember Bentley guitars from the mid 70's. They were inexpensive and not well built. If yours is like the ones I remember I don't know if new bridge pins will improve it. Maury's has a guide to pin sizes, although Bentley isn't on it. I recommend you find a way to measure one of yours to see what size might be correct. One option would be to visually compare it to something with a known diameter like a drill bit. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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