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  • Mungo Park April 4, 2010 at 8:54am
    Banjo makers make their bridges out of maple with a pice ov ebony on top. I have used just maple.
    Also some believe the quatersawn grain pieces work the best. I think anything hard works well for a "brighter" sound.
    Corian works well as the nut, same thing harder the better.
    Cheers Ron.
  • Outhouse Instruments April 4, 2010 at 3:01am
    So far, the best sounding bridge I have made was a very thin, wide oak base with a bone saddle on it. Much like a regular guitar. There is a reason the guitar manufacturers use the wood/bone saddle deal, it works.

    Matt
  • Sam Williams April 3, 2010 at 7:08pm
    Next, I will try corian, thanks.

    Sam Williams said:
    You are correct, it muted the sound. Made a "REAL THIN" oak base and used a # 8 bolt with the head cut off. Seems to work well.

    Duke T. said:
    Corian (solid surface counter top material) works, has a density similar to bone (or so I hear). Delrin would seem to me to be to soft - don't think the vibration would transfer as well as it would through something harder.
  • Sam Williams April 3, 2010 at 7:07pm
    You are correct, it muted the sound. Made a "REAL THIN" oak base and used a # 8 bolt with the head cut off. Seems to work well.

    Duke T. said:
    Corian (solid surface counter top material) works, has a density similar to bone (or so I hear). Delrin would seem to me to be to soft - don't think the vibration would transfer as well as it would through something harder.
  • Duke T. April 3, 2010 at 5:57pm
    Corian (solid surface counter top material) works, has a density similar to bone (or so I hear). Delrin would seem to me to be to soft - don't think the vibration would transfer as well as it would through something harder.
  • Craig Winkelmann April 3, 2010 at 4:29pm
    I was at a Wood-Crap store last weekend and I noticed that the assortment of pen turning materials has exploded. I'm thinking of running a few of the acrylic blanks through a CNC for a couple of funky bridges.
  • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars April 3, 2010 at 12:06pm
    I'm with Wes, experiment. I make mine from a piece of oak floor trim because I have it and haven't used it up yet. But I did try a few different materials in a test once and they all seemed to sound a little different.

    Sam Williams said:
    Experimenting I go!

    Wes Yates said:
    Well, my bridges are simple like a banjo. Not that they are as high or have open areas, but that they are a one piece. Many CBG bridges are simple one piece bridges - if only a bolt or a key (see Shane's old faithful Macanudo box). Josh Gayou makes bridges much like those on standard acoustics.

    I don't notch them for the strings, but then again, I have in the past. I do on the nut tho. I find that the strings will rest just fine if you have the tailpiece (extended or some sort of metal fixture) with properly positioned holes.

    Its not hard. I would experiment.

    -WY
  • Sam Williams April 3, 2010 at 12:57am
    Experimenting I go!

    Wes Yates said:
    Well, my bridges are simple like a banjo. Not that they are as high or have open areas, but that they are a one piece. Many CBG bridges are simple one piece bridges - if only a bolt or a key (see Shane's old faithful Macanudo box). Josh Gayou makes bridges much like those on standard acoustics.

    I don't notch them for the strings, but then again, I have in the past. I do on the nut tho. I find that the strings will rest just fine if you have the tailpiece (extended or some sort of metal fixture) with properly positioned holes.

    Its not hard. I would experiment.

    -WY
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates April 2, 2010 at 11:44pm
    Well, my bridges are simple like a banjo. Not that they are as high or have open areas, but that they are a one piece. Many CBG bridges are simple one piece bridges - if only a bolt or a key (see Shane's old faithful Macanudo box). Josh Gayou makes bridges much like those on standard acoustics.

    I don't notch them for the strings, but then again, I have in the past. I do on the nut tho. I find that the strings will rest just fine if you have the tailpiece (extended or some sort of metal fixture) with properly positioned holes.

    Its not hard. I would experiment.

    -WY
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