TV-Bridge Short — Stainless Steel — Nickel
TV-Bridge Short combines a compact nickel-plated cold-rolled-steel bridge plate with compensated TV-Rail® saddles. The plate retains the traditional three-saddle Tele-style principle while the saddle geometry improves paired-string intonation and lets you shape the response of each string pair through material choice.
This version is supplied as a Stainless Steel 3+2 Mix & Match configuration: 3 × stainless steel + 1 × brass + 1 × 7075 aluminum.
Performance
- Compensated E/A, D/G and B/e saddle geometry
- Finished V-shaped string contacts for defined centering
- String-through and top-load compatible plate architecture
- Adjustable string radius approximately 7.25–20 in
- Plain/wound G and right-/left-handed configuration supported by saddle orientation
Material & response
The primary stainless steel saddle set is the starting voice for this version: focused attack, definition and strong upper-harmonic detail. The two included alternative-material saddles let you change one string pair at a time.
Materials & hardware
- Bridge plate: Cold-rolled steel · 1.15 mm · nickel-plated
- Saddles: 3 × stainless steel + 1 × brass + 1 × 7075 aluminum
- Intonation screws: Brass · 6-32 UNC · Phillips + full-width slot combination head · nickel-plated or bare as selected
- Saddle-height screws: Nickel-plated carbon steel · 6-32 UNC · rounded tips
- Dual springs: 6 mm outer + 4.5 mm inner spring per saddle
Facts & figures
- Plate size: approximately 38 × 76.5 mm
- String spacing: 54 mm overall E-to-e · 10.8 mm individual
- Mounting-hole pattern: 64.8 mm outer-hole distance · 21.6 mm spacing
- Reference weight: approximately 65 g in the stated primary-saddle configuration
Compatibility
Confirm the actual mounting-hole pattern, scale position, bridge-plate footprint, pickup clearance, string-through/top-load path and required saddle-height range before ordering. The model name alone does not establish fit.
Technical guides
Telecaster® is a registered trademark of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.


