I play a Reiter Special (a great instrument), but I always thought the stock 5/8" bridge led to the action being just a little high. Biography; Other Works; Publicity Listings; Official Sites; Contact Info (IMDbPro) Filmography. I used to slant my bridge, and that would choke off the sustain a little bit. It is getting a really nice, ringing, bell-like tone from 12 all the way up to 22. I put the Snuffy back on and within 10 minutes put the European Beech back on. This bridge is fabulous in every way. HIGHLY recommend. The bridge was recommended to me by a fellow banjo picker who also owns an arch-top. I thought delivery was quite timely, but David felt like he took a day or two too long, so he also sent me a Missouri Maple and Purple Heart. Bridges I have gotten are built of woods more specifically built for open back banjos using spruce and locust capped with Gabon ebony. They bring out the best tone in all the banjos I own and have sold. It sounds terrific. I should probably get a backup or two just in case. Looked so good there it seemed a shame to take it out and use it. I've bought a few of Tim's bridges for setup customers, and his quality just keeps getting better! What if both were good singers? It's old maple with a rosewood top in standard 5 string spacing - 5/8" tall. !.go figure! This bridge does not do that. Where Purchased: Jeffrey Weitzel weitzelbanjo.com. Always perfect. I eventually went back to light gauge and now play into a mike with our band.But now I have this Sosebee 5/8", std. I've been sanding my bridges down for years to get good crisp tone and then giving up some bass for the trouble. the banjo came equipped with a Grover compensated that sounded just okay. Update: Still using this Bridge. I am able to get a beautiful tone out of the instrument with the lightest touch and lowest volume, and it is as loud as you need it be as well. All are great. I cant say that I am getting the sound that I hoped to get from the banjo, largely because I cant quite put my finger on what sound I thought possible or most desirable, and that might be a function of both the limits of my instrument and operator error. What I can say is that the bridge is a great piece of work, tightly cut, symmetrical, nicely sanded, notched precisely. THese are handmade by Don himself. highly recommended! There is another slight difference in tone that I have no idea how to describe, but I like it. Up & down the neck it sounded better than any bridge I've tried prior. I have given them to my friends and it always make their banjos sound amazing. It's been a while, but it got this bridge from Bart a few weeks ago and just wanted to say how great the bridge has been. There are no words. In the past several years, I have used Scorpion, Kat-Eyez, Hatfield, Davis, Emerson, Sullivan,Grover, Purcelland several others. This is the best bridge I've tried. The Babadook threatens to make Amelia kill her son and dog. The tone is brilliant, I can play way up the neck now, and the. Once you do you'll find Bart is a craftsman of the highest caliber. Amelia gathers up worms from the garden and enters the basement, where the Babadook appears. Foxes and Fossils is an American band led by Atlanta -based musician Tim Purcell. It fixed that and brightened up my RB-4 quite a bit. The craftsmanship is outstanding!! I'm using the Archie bridge on a mid 1970's Gibson RB800 (rim upgraded to a Cooperman 3 ply, and turned for a Cox archtop ring). So, I decided to post my review of this bridge that I received this past Saturday. The Beech bridge was at 1.9 g , very thin, but stable and might I add looks pretty nice too. 5 of the feet appear almost identical, one of the feet is noticeably narrower than the other 5. It's working for me for bluegrass, honky-tonk piano sounds, and Irish applications. The cost including shipping was $40. Again intonation all over the neck is much improved. I had a snuffy smith on before so it was no slouch, but now it is just amazing. The result with regards too response, sustain and clarity and volume is as expected"phenomenal!" Put a Davis compensated bridge on a Deering Golden Wreath, it made it much more full with a solid bottom end. I've reviewed Tim's bridges once before, but I had to send in another one. it hit me as a totally different banjo. The craftmanship was obvious and the string slots crisp and clean which makes a real change. I couldn't be happier. The Sullivan Roasted bridges sound just as good, and even a little better on the Goldstar. He made no claim or guarantee that the bridge would open up the sound, make the strings magically more playable, improve the intonation, and so on. Bart's clawhammer bridge makes my inexpensive banjo sound great! While that is fine, I have run into problems with these type of bridges; the tone ended up being far too muddy and clunky for my tastes. Really. I'm finding it hard to put my banjo down! >>> WOW, WOW, WOW is all I've got to say about them. I rate his bridges a "9" just because I think the price is a tad highI'd like to see them sold for $28. Just more solid all around and much more pleasing to (my) ear.Mike told me to try out the bridge for a week or so before committing to it, but I can honestly say I am sold already after a day of playing. I purchased the Dark Star bridge for my open back banjo with the intention to use it for playing both in clawhammer and up-picking style. I didn't think about it when I made my decision, but the moon shape allows the bridge to be unusually thin without becoming unstable on the head surface. It made such a difference that I decided to try it out on my OME Otis Taylor. I got his Prowler bridge, made from submurged wood with the pegged top. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. Could just be I got a turkey, a bad slice of wood, who knows, but I'm very disappointed in the one I purchased and cannot recommend that anyone else even try these out for size. I would absolutely recommend Bart and his custom bridges to anybody who is thinking about having one made. I was having intonation/tuning problems with one of my open back banjos. Some of these are great bridges, but I thought I'd give the Beaver King a try in looking for that elusive bluegrass sound. Along with all the 5 string bluegrass bridges he's made for me, he recently made me an 1890's 2 footed classic style bridge, to spec per my measurements. Joints, feet, cut outs are all done with enough precision to suit my tastes. A better bass player never walked the earth. A wide variety of wood combinations are available. It was very much worth the $20-something investment! Was looking for alterntive to the Grover bridge that come on my Maple Bossom, so I contacted Virgil about his Frog Bridge. I am sufficiently pleased that I will likely order from Bart again when the time comes to replace this one. I was a bit skeptical as to wether another bridge would actually make much difference but what a difference it did make!Brilliant. The volume is perfect for me,no over ring any where on the neck.and, all the strings blend perfect.The 4th string has that special growl that everyone seeks,but doesn't stand out over the sound from the other four strings.Try one of these bridges and you will be very pleased and very surprised ! I am looking forward to getting some more of his bridges for my other banjos. Ive never had a bridge that made such an immediate difference. We now have members living in five different states but by virtue of some good luck (the girls were all home one weekend late last summer) and the miracle of the Internet, we can still be a band and make new music together. Then I read about his new Red Maple /ebony combination. He made five bridges from the various woods he uses in his great banjo bridges and I tested each of them to my "ear" for tone and volume. There is an immediate difference in the voice of the Banjo. Needing a bridge for myGold Tone Cello banjo CEB-5 I contacted Bart via his online request form. Mr. Veerman hasdevelopeda thin bridge design that is highly compatible with the arch-top tone ring. I have been looking for a bridge to give me a little more control over my tone on my Morgan Monroe Cameron open back with W/L tone ring. Where Purchased: Elderly Instruments (Online). Davids zebra wood bridge with the Crowe spacing delivered. Well made, good looking, traditional styled bridge with theweight, height, and spacing written on the bottom of the feet. It is well crafted, and just looks awesome. There is plenty of bass response on the low d-string. I am very happy with the hole experience. The bridge has now had a full day of hard playing and it has settled in to be a killer bridge.Im not one to go on and on so much about something like a bridge, but this one deserves it.If you own a flat head banjo and want to give it that older sounding pop and clarity, but keep the depth too, this could very well be that bridge. I do some finger picking (no metal pics), but mostly CH. It was on my banjo by Friday night. Muffled may be the best word I could use to describe it. This bridge has worked wonders for me,and my Banjo! The bridges are great but the customer service ranks right up there with the quality of the work. I am using this bridge for CH, and was looking to hasten the note decay on a banjo that despite having a wooden tone ring just wouldn't stop. Seems strange to recommend such a nice bridge on such a modest banjo, but now I've got a cheap beater rig with a serious authoritative bluegrass voice. Where Purchased: First Quality Music Supply. But $2 won't keep me from buying again if I want a 3rd Steve Davis! Perhaps a bit too sweet for my personal tastes. But Tim Purcell, the actor who played the monster in her film, told New York magazine's Select All that the character demanded he wear not only the hat but a heavy jacket, contact lenses, a . Recently I have used David Cunningham's Zebrawood/Katalox brides and Zebra/Padauk. Cleaner response and better note separation. Learn more in our Privacy Policy. I now have six David Cunninghams bridges. Well, I put on the bridge, intonated the instrument and was laying down tracks within minutes. I've been playing amateur gigs with a small group of people, and have been wishing my banjo had more volume. Thanks again Bart! I doubt anyone is going to put these on super-high end banjos, but on a beginner or intermediate banjo these are probably a very inexpensive and nice upgrade. Because of its unique look, the Dark Star jumped out at me and I took a chance on it. The overtones were cleaner, the sound was fuller and "rounder" and the high end tone was strong and clear. But this one was like a design-build process of which I was a part.Update 30 days after purchase: Bart contacted me about a week after the bridge arrived to see that it met my expectations, I bought another different one just to have in the arsenal. The Red Maple mellowed it out just enough, increased the bass response, and greatly improved note separation. There are a lot of really good bridge makers and bridges out there today. I've tried an Emerson bridge and a Deering bridge they don't compare with my Snuffy III. Absolutely terrific in every way (even looks! I think you will like it. Not the easiest to change in and out without doing a lot of slacking the strings and re-tuning, but I can't see how to fix that issue. Saw Dave's shop. Link: http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/39405 Email. The midrange has regained its prevalence to reproduce an overall rich sound. But, the 5/8 'Heavy Moon Bridge is a different animal. Easy enough: Ask Toby. Now that banjo ended up sitting in a corner after a few years and after a 20 year hiatus I picked it back up 3 years ago. I read some rave reviews on BHO of David Cunningham's bridges in late 2013 and ordered two bridges for my new Bales in January 2014. It is amazing to me that types of wood and if they were subjected to vibrations in flooring or a pianocan create so many different tonalities. With that said I must tell you that after trying( and now refusing to remove it from my banjo) a David Cunningham bridge I cannot imagine ever trying another bridge. 3 hrs. Makes an annoying buzzing sound when capo as second fret or higher, or when playing hard. -3. To her horror, the book returns on the front door the following day, crudely repaired but with an additional poem. This was well worth the money and I would highly recommend Tim's bridges for anyone. This has really increased the up-the-neck power in my banjo, since the strings touch the whole depth of the slot. from Elderly. Three bridges were tested. I installed the new bridge as soon as it came in. Nicely finished maple, ebony top, Crowe spacing. Especially of the lower notes. I just can't praise this bridge enough, and at a great price, what is not to like. I like his design very much. It used to be the offending string all the time, but now that all 5 strings are on the same "level" of vibration, the tone and tuning has improved somewhat. The Cumberland Acoustics sunken maple bridge is great. Timothy Purcell. It also improved the separation of notes. I tried the Snuffy Smith III and that was definitely an improvement over the Goodtime stock bridge. Where Purchased: http://www.dcbanjoworks.com/index.html. Now I have to try one on my openback. I needed a bridge to take the resonance rattles (not buzzes) out of my vintage Vega Tubaphone with a Rogers hide head on it and the Zebra/Katalox bridge that David sent fit that bill perfectly. 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