The mid range tones sound fuller and overall i'd describe the tone as crisper and more bell like. Feeling sorry for myself, I was killing time picking around on some melancholy tunes. If you are itching to try something different, this bridge may be the new voicing you are looking for. The biggest improvement was up the neckall the way up. Thanks, Bart. Up the neck, the notes become bells. Walk On By - co-written with Darwin Conort, performed withFoxes and Fossils. I bought this bridge after reading an article in BNL. I have given them to my friends and it always make their banjos sound amazing. Nice workmanship and sounds great. Better than all I have tried thus far on the banjo it rests on. I'm finding it hard to put my banjo down! It might be like when I was a kid, and I thought that the new shoes would make me run fasterbut this bridge makes me think, at least, that I am playing better. This bridge rocks!! art,
I particularly like the fact that they didn't rely on a 1/8+ strip of ebony at the toptheirs is much thinner. Accolades to Bart. This review is for a 9/ 16" , A weight, three leg, ebony topped, mystery wood bridge with 46mm spacing. The bass response is full and the high end sounds pretty good too. The bridge itself is quite nice and the attention to detail is obvious. Also, I learned a lot about bridges from Bart's website banjobridge.com. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright 2023 Banjo Hangout. I think that if I had found these bridges sooner, I might have waited on the Maple Blossom. Bart's clawhammer bridge makes my inexpensive banjo sound great! It's too soon to describe the difference well but i can say that Bart's Teak/Ebony bridge did add more projection and a bitmore clang (that's the scientific term, I believe) in the midrange. As an experienced and innovative ICT Management Professional, happily living in Australias National Capital, Canberra, Ive found that work takes place in many arenas in cafes, in offices and during the many networking functions (that Canberra does so very well). The bridge made the banjo much more clawhammerable. The 2nd bridge I received was a Missouri Maple/ebony bridge - I haven't tried that out yet. I have to say that Kelly's bridges are the best I have ever tried bar none! An excellent bridge, everything you would expect from a Sosebee Bridge .. woods, craftsmanship, everything is first rate. Contact Tim Purcell's Bio As an experienced and innovative ICT Management Professional, happily living in Australia's National Capital, Canberra, I've found that work takes place in many arenas - in cafes, in offices and during the many networking functions (that Canberra does so very well). I am going to try the Emerson II "Sweet Power" bridge as well, as I won't always want that much volume.Really, if you are looking for a loud, edgy tone this bridge will do that for your banjo! Added volume and tone to my banjo. I've been trying out bridges on my Huber Lexington. He is a very pleasant and nice person to deal with, has great customer service, and just seems like an all-around good person who I would not hesitate to do business with again in the future. A friend of mine let me borrow a Zebra bridge to try out. from Elderly. Memory Book. Playing into an ear trumpet Louise microphone it sounds great though I did have to back further away from the micbecause of the volume. He was intrigued by the idea of a generationally mixed project and agreed to give it a go. Great bridge !!! Also Tim is a very nice guy to deal with. In the email it also said how much I loved the Snuffy bridge. The Babadook most generally appears as a towering, shadowy bogeyman wearing a black coat and hat, with long, claw-like hands and a pale, frightening face. I decided to try a standard Scorpion. We now had four Mustangs in F and F. As time flew by, we all knew the day would come when first Maggie and then Sammie would be leaving for college. I had a Hatfield bridge on that banjo and it was a little weak on the base and sounded thin no matter how I set it up. The pictures show a mother who vaguely resembles Amelia strangling her dog, killing Samuel and slitting her own throat. My Snuffy is healthy again!!! "Gary.you have got to be the greatest bridge maker that's ever walked the earth! Some people think hes really George Keywood How to Make Millions Net Worth, Eazy the Block Captains Net Worth How He Made His Millions, Dylan McKnight Height and Weight How Tall is He Really. I now play a Cedar Mountain with a 12 inch pot. The bridges produce a fuller, more robust tone that is rich in both treble and bass. His bridges are pricey.and worth every penny! Really very nicely crafted and he's a fine fellow to do business with. It was a real improvement for the sound quality of the instrument, and a cheap way to make it really shine. I put this on a maple Gibson five string. Wouldn't want to take it to a BG jam, but it wasn't designed for that. Email: dcmachinist@att.net
Awesome craftsmanship, great sound. This bridge drastically improved the tone of my open back RK banjo, making it both more mellow and robust. All five banjo showed significant boost in sound quality. I will also say it appears that the Crowe spacing on the new one has helped me with a problem I was having with my thumb pick catching 4th string. The tone was well-balanced and the banjo was slightly louder with very good note separation. I purchased a 1/2" Bart Veerman (http://banjobridge.com) bridge with a 20" radius for a cheap Davison Banjo-Guitar(banjo body/guitar neck) I received for Christmas. Very nice bridges! After a couple of days, I am a fan. Even more importantly to me Tim is a stand up guy. Very open, smooth, good sustain. Recently bought a Spillway bridge from Don New. This bridge really is amazing. However, to get the most satisfying performance from your banjo requires the bridge maker to take into account all aspects of the instrument as well as the picker's preference and playing style. I hope and pray for their continued success in what I perceive as being not only a business but a calling. Coming from a stock Deeringbridge, theSampson 5/8 Maple Compensated Bridge was a perfect buy. I was like a kid at Christmastime. Bart was again extremely helpful and I exchanged them for two that were the same as the first set but both higher. He responded quickly and I made my order. When I was looking for a banjo bridge I had a very specific set of requirements in mind. They are all high end bridges - in the $35-$40 range I believe. My professionallife started in the Royal Military College Duntroon and took me through a time of growth and development in the Australian Army. I told Jerry what I wanted and gave him my measurement particulars ( I like a TALL bridge and the Stealth has odd string placement so it was a custom job for sure).When I got the bridge I put it on and right out of the box the tone and volume and power of my Stealth was increased. Ive used cheap Grover bridges and more expensive Moon bridges and some in between. All my hammer on, pull offs, and slides sound so much cleaner! Can't say enough. Get one of these if you need a new bridge. David marked each bridge with height, material, and weight (2.928 for the American Cherry, and 3.768 for the Brazilian). I ordered a 3 pack of the spillway dam bridges -- two with the raised 5th string. Eventually, the Babadook takes over Amelia's mind and forces her to kill their dog, fulfilling its prophecy. Just received a new Zebra wood/Lignum Vitae bridge from David,I spoke with him and he recommended this setup for my Woody.having purchased from him before I knew what fine work he does but I have to say thisWOW! In less than a week I had 3 new bridges to experiment with. It arrived from Canada to Germany within 4 days (!). What does all that mean? I end up get a bridge with slightly wider than Crowe spacing in 9/16th height to raise the action of the banjo. I have a DeeringArtisanand had never changed anything on the banjo. Though he provides a couple different types of maple, it was a hardwood floor maple that David crafted the bridges from. While browsing the Hangout I saw John Boulding setting up a Buck Creek and it sounded great. It took a good banjo and made it a great banjo!!! It's such a huge relief to know that you can play without having to listen to notes that are all over the place, as if your banjo is cursed. Fantastic Bridges.I ordered a regular and a radius to try and was blown away!At first glance these bridges seem bulky with big feet but the composition of the old wood brings out a woody tone without sacrificing the bright tones at all.I would'nt thin them if I were you.I put the radius on a Huber Lancaster and the straight one on a Stelling Red Fox.We made sure the necks were tight and the other ends of the coordinater rods were only finger tight (super secret setup fact #007) and wa la .The Stelling really opened up.The Huber got a little woodier which it needed.Buy one ,experiment with your setup for a week or so and you'll see! I have no hesitation in recommending TIm. I had reviewed it on 11/13/08, first trying it on the Whitestar. Figured was worth a shot. They all worked well up the neck. I would encourage anyone who hasn't tried his bridges to contact him, give him yoursetup info, pick his brain and give his bridgesa try. Well Done! That helped give me the resistance I needed to get the volume up some, but I lost some of the sweet tone and the highs weren't as apparent. Thanks, Silvio!! I purchased my first Sosebee bridge several years ago and I have since installed his bridge on all my banjo's. It's been a couple of years since I've forayed into the world of bridges, so I thought I'd take a punt on some less well known makers, and I'm really glad I did. The banjo sounded pretty damn good with the other bridges, but now it just has more "pop" and the note separation is more distinct throughout the handful of tunings I use, even when capoed and spiked. And as for Elliott Lee. The banjo reviews database is here to help educate people before they purchase an instrument. Tyri's organic bridge seems to have done the trick; It's subtle but there, without killing the volume. I use Barts bridges on all my instruments and have had no problems with sound or craftmanship.Highly recommended. If the Sampson does not give you exactly what you're looking for straight away, I suggest experimenting with your setup before ruling it out. This bridge made my Morgan just bark! Needless to say she was not impressed. This banjo always sounded good, now it sounds exceptional.The most amazing thing is how small these bridges are -- they are physically thinner and not as widespread as the typical bridge, but there is nothing small about the sound. The tone is very deep, full, with good hollowness and 'dry' sounding (no bad overtones). Banjo now has a nice dry pop and is extremely well balanced from string to string. I messed with the head tension a bit (less) and things only got better. Where Purchased: http://www.purcell-banjo-bridges.com/. MY friend still plays that banjo and it sounds amazing with Bart's Bridge. Tim sent me this 5/8 "piano wood" bridge, with ebony top. He then slid the Birch in place, and again a huge difference over the bridge I had in it. I wrote Bart asking which of his bridges he would recommend to preserve the warm tone while giving it a bit more pop and he suggested this one. All my banjos have Stearn calfskin heads I either get from John Balch or Bob Smakula. I really should have noticed this before buying it, but am glad I did because it does sound great. The Sullivan FF Roasted bridge is a keeper. Feet touch the banjo just right. MyLife aggregates publicly available information from government, social, and other sources, plus personal reviews written by others. I would absolutely recommend Bart and his custom bridges to anybody who is thinking about having one made. Rachels forays into musical theater, piano and singing had a big influence on Sammie. It fixed that and brightened up my RB-4 quite a bit. Sound is always so subjective but if your looking for a new bridge, I can only say it improved my tone enough that I was impressed with it. He even tweaked the string spacing for me, as the stock bridge had the strings a little too close together for me. It doesn't sacrifice clarity, but is free from the aggressivelybright growlthat some hardwood capped bridges tend toward, and without losing thebelltones on the high strings-- the sound of this bridgeon my fretless Reiter is exactly what I was looking for. This bridge gave my banjo the growl I had been searching for. Fantastic roundness of sound combined with great 'crack'. The day finally came. Virgil Lawson offered those with radiused fret boards to try his radiused bridges. I would definitely purchase from him again. The bridge is well made. The philosophy behind this bridge jives with everything I've read.To sum it up:It is by far the best bridge I've yet to put on any of my banjos (and I've got some nice ones now). Where Purchased: On line from First Quality. Have fun. I'm glad I did! This one notes very clear and loud. I assume these are the Wadsworth design the Steve purchased a while back. During the whole process David kept me notified and even sent me pictures of the blueprints then later the finished bridges. The bridge is very well-made, great craftsmanship and clean. I sold Randall a tone ring a while back,and when he sent the check he also sent a 5/8 in.bridge. The Cunningham bridge seemed to bring out the best in this banjo. Bought the 5/8" recommended by the guys at Elderly. Yes, I am a little bit excited about this bridge! It is a powerful bridge withlots ofsnap crackle and pop. It was clear the bridge had been given special attention by the maker.Second, the design was excellent. This section can be locked, requiring permission to
David contacted me before he began to work to make sure he knew what I was after. First things first, what I think is fantastic banjo tone might be different than you. It was definitely on the tubby side with somewhat dull high and mid range. This Steve Davis Bridge is the best bridge I have ever had. I had long said we could never replace Maggie or Sammie and that when the time came that either of them couldnt continue wed call it quits. All 6 feet contact the head evenly with no undue stresses on the bridge. They are the best compensated bridge on the market. One thing I was looking for was a brighter tone, especially on the lower strings, and the bridge delivered. The highs are sweeter and more vibrant. Try one, you won't be disappointed. They bring out the best tone in all the banjos I own and have sold. In the years after I got the Sullivan I have done lots of things to get the best tone such as different strings, heads, straps, picks, Zero-fret, tone enhancers, pickups, D-tuners. I love it. I still get an amazingly clear tone, but the edge has been taken off and now its smooth and mellow but still clear. http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/videos.asp?m=d&catID=0&id=22541. Very warm with great depth. If you're so unlucky to be plagued by intonation problems, there is no need to dabble in standard type bridges anymore. You can specify number of legs, height, wood, finish, string spacing, compensation and more. It reminded me of espresso, bold dark, resonant, yet with clarity and the right "ghosts" (my term) up the neck. I have pretty much conditioned myself to not making much use of this dynamic because I didnt have much to work with so I need to do some work to be able to use the new range I have available.-The next most obvious difference was what happened up the neck. 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