Banjo Bridge Old Wood Richie Dotson, Gibson Stelling Deering Tone Power Clarity

Description: Purchasing more than one of my many items here on eBay? Automatically combine the shipping by using the “Add to cart” button. When all the items you need are added to your cart, use the “Go to cart” option to check out. Easy! The wood out of which these banjo bridges are made come from various locations and are carefully salvaged, graded and hand selected for its acoustic properties and responsiveness making these banjo bridges some of the best ever produced. We make them right here in our workshop in Virginia, USA and are very proud of that! Something to consider when selecting the size bridge you need: Most banjos today are issued with a 5/8" tall, standard string spacing. There are many other variations, however. If you already know what is installed on your current banjo, all you need to do is select the height and string spacing from the drop-down menu when you purchase your bridge. Otherwise, I recommend either a small metal ruler (never a measuring tape) to carefully measure the height of your bridge. I'd also like to recommend our Dotson Banjo Bridge Ruler. You can find that here on eBay as well. It will allow you to quickly and accurately measure the height and string spacing. We use them in the shop all the time, and they are quite handy in your case or your own workshop. String spacing: Standard string spacing is measured from the center of the first string to the center of the 5th string. Standard spacing will measure 1-11/16" and Crowe spacing will measure 1-3/4". When measuring, you may notice that a lot of older bridges as well as most imports are actually slightly shorter than standard spacing, so if your measurement is a little short, you'll need a standard spaced bridge. I get to work on some of the rarest and most expensive banjos on the planet and I know good tone when I hear it. Some of the same reasons that those old instruments sound so amazing is why these bridges also pump out amazing and even power and clarity from the lowest growling open 4th string to that screaming punch at the 22nd fret - without sounding muddy or shrill. Only hot hide glue is used to attach seasoned ebony tops to the old, hand-selected maple, and if the wood didn't sound good to me when I was handling it, it got turned into jigs or tossed into the scrap box. I never use curly, birds-eye and other figured maple for my bridges. Only straight-grained, old maple produces this kind of clearity and acoustic annunciation and allows vibrations to transmit more freely. Curl and other anomalies in wood reroute the vibrations and scatter or bounce sound waves, and that can pinch the tone of your banjo, in my opinion. I use CNC technology to produce these bridges and they are as consistent as is possible. Thank you for looking and please let me know if you have any questions. My Family and I thank you for your business! Sincerely, Richie DotsonAcoustic Box LLCChesterfield, Virginia

Price: 30 USD

Location: Chesterfield, Virginia

End Time: 2023-10-15T16:03:03.000Z

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