Nice workmanship and sounds great. Does it make your banjo sound like a 1934 Gibson? It's built like a brick outhouse; I can't imagine that it would ever need replacing. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate . I worried about it affecting the harmonics, but no issues there, and what tone! Honestly, I bought the walnut because I wanted a banjo to have a woody, mellow, appalachian mountain/minstrelly tone, but now I've heard the brightness from the walnut bridge and am thinking about getting another banjo just so I can appreciate both of the different tonalities offered by them. Helplessly Hoping was also recorded that night. The 3rd and 4th string really sing with this bridge on. I have copied the like to this page and I can't wait to hear more about the F & Fs and some others you have interviewed. Thank you, Donald (Zepp) for introducing them to me!Craig (frailin). I purchased my first Sosebee bridge several years ago and I have since installed his bridge on all my banjo's. I have the heavy weight model.I immediately noticed an improvement in volume and sustain. A 10 to me is a product that is truly an impact item with the best performance in it's class. There was a bit of difference between the distance needed by each sting the 3rd string needed a lot of extra length (7mm!). This is a very high qualitybridge which delivers great tone and playability. This bridge make BEEFUS' banjo blow down th walls! Davis is a great craftsman and can make a bridge out of a wide selection of woods and at any height or spacing you want. Can't ask for more than that. Scared me, every string is now balanced up and down the neck. I just have to say what an incredible difference an insignificant little piece of wood makes!! I can't afford to upgrade to a better banjo, and truthfully can't see spending that much money even if I could. Really well made, with no roughness. I'm from the UK, and quality bridges have to be bought from the US. This is a bridge that I'm sure many players would be happy with. This bridge is fabulous in every way. !..wow, what a bridge!!! This section can be locked, requiring permission to They were both for my nylon-strung/skin-head banjos and I went with the mystery wood, no cap bridges. The Ambrosia red maple had a bit more volume and brightness and sounds extremely well balanced over the entire fingerboard and is very responsive. There was far less bleed between the strings. I am new to playing the banjo, and come from the guitar world, so my knowledge of the banjo and experience is limited, so take my review with a grain of salt, but hopefully someone can get something from my review.I custom ordered a bridge from Mike for a recently acquired Recording King RK-87. This banjo with new strings and your bridge (plus a lowered tail piece) has been completely transformed. You could'nt deal with a nicer guy than Tim and he has a nice selection of different woods, he'll make them whatever height you want, Crowe spacing,Radius top and bottom, and his workmanship is beautiful. However, I switched it with the hard maple bridge not expecting to advance the nice tone I already had, but, I was wrong. It has transformed the instrument! My banjo sounds awesome!! It sounds fantastic on my Deering Calico and it helped bring my Goldstar GF85 to life! I believe he calls these bridges 'organic' because of the appearance. I chose the new Select Maple bridge with 5/8 height and Crowe spacing from Tim Purcell. During the formative stages of redeveloping Mobile Innovations into Engin, the market leader of VoIP in Australia, Tim was actively engaged as both a sounding board during the ideation process and a mentor during the productisation process for Engin's product range. The "Archie" has helped me achieve the pop, brightness, and clarity I was looking for. Thanks for another winning bridge design! After a couple of days, I am a fan. Post or read reviews for Samantha Purcell Wow! Bart was easy to deal with and promptly sent the 5/8" untopped mystery wood bridge with 46mm spacing. He produces a consistant quality product. The FF bridge had a bit more sustain and lessdryer than the Maple Roasted bridge. As Amelia reaches for it, the clothes rise as the shrieking Babadook rushes out of the room and locks itself inside the basement, where all of her husband's possessions are. We had 6 band members and a soundman to pay. Good growl on the 4th/low D. I have taken the bridge off the Bales a time or two but it always went back on. 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. Not terrible different but a little brighter to my ears than the maple. The main thing seems to be that they just don't take anything away - they make each banjo's voice on which they're installed sound their best. It also significantly improved my overall tone. 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). Thank you. I've put the 100 year old barn-wood one on and I am pretty impressed. Contact Steve and go from there. I bought the bridge on purpose to be a little high so I could 'tweak' to my desired height. Ballard's bridge is really the best for me . I bought the three pack to swap between my two 'josand the Pineywood has found a permanent home on my. Tim is a true gentleman , a man of a word indeed and a very friendly person. I wanted more power and always felt the Stealth had more in there just itching to come out. Good workmanship. 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. I just can't praise this bridge enough, and at a great price, what is not to like. One morning in January of 2010 Sammie and I were eating breakfast at the Chic-Fil-A when I saw the now sixteen-year-old Maggie hanging out with her friends. This beat out the Sampson Walnut old wood bridge for tone, although the Sampson did have some good old timey sound to it. Although, as we already know, there is no one magical bridge that works on every banjo, but if you are looking for a bridge and still trying to dial in your tone, you should definitely give a Kat Eyz a try. 1 hr, 'Ron Coleman Outlaw five string banjo neck in curly maple' 3 hrs, 'What's w/ all of the aviation near misses lately ? ' I had another bridge already on which is very good! He is someone who has a great ear and is willing to take the time to bring out the optimal clarity and balance in any banjo. Bridges I have gotten are built of woods more specifically built for open back banjos using spruce and locust capped with Gabon ebony. Sacrifice tone for volume or vice versa. The harmonics that this bridge has given my banjo is like no other bridge that I've tried. This is the ebony-crowned teak (two-foot) bridge. We hope to continue to make new music and to share it with you for years to come. The Babadook threatens to make Amelia kill her son and dog. No. I'm happy! >>> WOW, WOW, WOW is all I've got to say about them. Simply terrific!! The factory bridge is very good, and I had preferred it that to all other bridges I had - except I wanted to shorter bridge (factory was 11/16"). So I reordered for my Scruggs except this time I opted for the Sweet II. spacing, tone monster "beech" bridge! Cons: After hearing so much about Purcell bridges I decided to try a couple of them. The tones from these are rich, full and balanced, and the third string isn't dominant like nearly all the other three footed bridges out there. The craftsmanship appears top-notch. I don't know, I'm fairly loyal to it, but what I would say is, I've had it a day and I haven't been tempted to take it off my banjo yet - which is pretty unusual. Bart decided on a plain Mystery wood bridge, lighter weightfor Stewie with slots cut specifically for the Nylgut (I ended up measuring them with a caliper) and using Crowe spacing. It's subtle , but it's there. Good note separation too. This bridge gave my banjo the growl I had been searching for. The tone was consistently clean and strong across the strings. They beefed up the tone & volume and look TOTALLY PreWar !!! I tightened the head in the mean time. Where Purchased: Direct from Cumberland Acoustics. Tim Purcell: Check out the list of all Tim Purcell movies along with photos, videos, biography and birthday. Where Purchased: Through Hangout member along with several other parts. Man I can tell you this has brightened up the sound on my R20. Where Purchased: http://www.dcbanjoworks.com/index.html. 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! But not harsh. I am a new convert. None of the half dozen other bridges I've tried on this banjo, even came close to the dramatic improvement. Join Facebook to connect with Tim Purcell and others you may know. An absolute 10! Better tone and less harmonics AND in tune. I have tried them on several of my banjos and they have sounded really good on each one. Bridges and the tone they can bring from our Banjo's is a very subjective matter. So I got one from David and found I could get the sound I loved with the light gauge strings I was used to. The guys I jam with even asked if I had new strings or new finger-picks, etc.. so they heard a difference also. Coming from a stock Deeringbridge, theSampson 5/8 Maple Compensated Bridge was a perfect buy. Will these bridges be the ones to finally end my addiction to endlessly trying out different bridges? I gladly mailed Tim a money order this week.The next time I'm in need of a bridge, I'll be contacting Tim Purcell first. Both sound great, but I would go with the lightweight for both if I had to pick again. I was always impressed by her accurate pitch and remarkably pure tone. Availability: You can order Barts bridges directly from his website at banjobridge.com or from respected online retailers Elderly Instruments and Janet Davis Music. Where Purchased: http://www.purcell-banjo-bridges.com. Follow & watch Tim and Foxes and Fossils ontheir YouTube channel, Past/current religious/spiritual influences: I was looking to solve a setup problem on a 78 Goldstar that was eluding me for a while. Thanks, Silvio!! I believe Eric at Sullivan has another solid product to add to the Sullivan name! As a picker, I have tried dozens and dozens of banjo bridges. Mostly I play below the 7th fret and that has let me set up the banjo to be fairly plunky but pretty decent from the 7th fret down and I thought I was pretty happy with the whole deal.When I opened the package last night my first impression was geez this is a work of art not a bridge and I sort of just stared at it for a half hour trying to figure out how anyone could possibly make something with that many curves and tapers and still get perfect symmetry. Sound is loud and clear. It arrived a few days later so I put it on, tweaked the head a bit and left it overnight to settle. Mine was a lighter bridge over stock (4mm v 5mm or thereabouts). Bought this bridge for my 70's tenor banjo. Bart suggested a two-footed mystery wood bridge.boy was he right!! I bought one hesitantly to test the difference between it and a Kateyz bridge, still sounds great and at a lower price. I may lost a SMALL amount of volume, and I mean small amount, but much clearer, cleaner tone, not harsh at all, more balanced and no harsh overtones. And my banjo even seems easier to tune. My old bridge was ok but this bridge is over the top. Also find latest Tim Purcell news on eTimes. I will not hesitate to buy a Sosebee bridge again, Where Purchased: Directly from Bart VeermanHimself, You don't really purchase one of these bridges, you acquire it in phases. The tone is percussive and has quick decay. Especially on a Huber. I have a Zebra with Katalox bridge from David Cunningham Banjoworks. Nice workmanship. and Pete Wernick's tone in general although they sound different on different recordings. Replaced my original Mastertone bridge with one from Bart Veerman. Glad I did as this simple no frills little number is great on this banjo. Problem was that not all of the jobs were high paying. I can now add northern spirit radio to that list for adding to that. 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. Most compensated bridges are too heavy and thick by nature of their offsets. It is getting a really nice, ringing, bell-like tone from 12 all the way up to 22. During the whole process David kept me notified and even sent me pictures of the blueprints then later the finished bridges. It's a beautiful banjo, but sounded a tad tinny and thin to me, although the banjo had a ton of sustain. As well, Bart is fully confident in his workmanship, andgoes to great lengthsto ensure customer satisfaction. Again, a lot of the other makers use quite a hefty slab of ebony at the top of their bridges. Not just on one string either. Im sure the girls wondered why after just a minute or so I abruptly stopped, but its hard to sing while youre crying. If you want a good, rich tone, this is a good one. Hope your wife or girlfriend likes to hear you play! The bridge instantly gave the banjo more life adding a nice sparkle at both the highs and lows. I settled on the Dark Star because it added so much point to the front of the note, and to my ear it does a great job of highlighting the fundamental and sorting out some of the more troublesome overtones. 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. Kerry will send you one and you don't have to pay for it unless you decide to keep it. Bought one-then went to Crowe spacing then bought one for every banjo. I dont notice that anymore, and the gains all over the rest of the neck more than make up for it. I bought a 11/16 Crowe. If you are currentlytweaking your arch-top set up, you may find that anArchiewill work well for you. Volume literally shot through the roof on a basic wood pot fretless. A great bridge, any bridge you buy will sound better over your average stock bridge. Weekly newsletter includes free lessons, favorite member content, banjo news and more. I've always felt the sound was only decent at best, somewhat lacking in complexity and tone. Because we had the instrument at hand; and I wanted to add a little height over the existing bridge (which was, I think, OEM,) Steve ended up making a custom bridge from an existing blank which he had prepared previously, essentially on the spot.Works just fine. It arrived within a week shipped from Canada. I wanted to give my Gretsch open-back a chance to shine with a professional bridge. I decided to purchase the Sullivan Roasted. What Clarity and Power! I know a great many people say this, but I guess you can add me to that list. In the email it also said how much I loved the Snuffy bridge. This is the genius of Bart Veerman's work. Though he provides a couple different types of maple, it was a hardwood floor maple that David crafted the bridges from. A friend of mine let me borrow a Zebra bridge to try out. Ive used cheap Grover bridges and more expensive Moon bridges and some in between. The "archie" by Bart Veerman brought this banjo to its potential. The volume, clarity, and tone were superior. Those overpowering high frequency overtones have undergone significant reduction, but not total reduction - which is great. His customer service is superb. Bart recommended 46 mm string spacing because this would make double thumbing easier to do. 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. 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