Bridges

Add some bite to your banjo! Experienced players know the difference a quality bridge can make. Tweak your banjo to deliver the best sound possible. Choose from dry to fruity depending on your taste. (There really aren't enough words to describe sound!)


Backup Banjo 1PURCELL BANJO BRIDGES - USA


Hand made in USA, the wood came from an old farmhouse mid to late 1800's in a town outside of Kalamazoo. Aged maple topped with ebony. Plenty of volume. Quality craftsmanship and a dedication bring rich, complex sounds to your banjo.

Available in 5/8" and 9/16"

 

$85.00 AUD

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PURPLE HEART BRIDGES - Sold

Sturdy, purple-heart with cocobolo top. Very hard wood. Transmits plenty of volume clearly and cleanly without adding its own coloration.


Available in 11/16". Plenty of 'meat in the feet' for tweaking action.


$30 each.

 


SCORPION BRIDGE - 5/8" Standard Spacing only.

Made in Italy, not always available in either USA or AUS.


Aged European maple with ebony top. These bridges are especially suited to give bluegrass banjos a crisp, clean sound with slightly less 'midrange grittiness' than Snuffy Smiths. If 'pure' sound with enhanced 'edge' to all registers is what you're seeking to reflect from your banjo, these bridges will deliver, brilliantly!

$80.00 AUD.


Backup Banjo 1

Snuffy Smith Bridge

Dry sounding bridge with lots of footprint; this bridge is associated with pre-war Gibson sound. Fattens up mid-range and bass and adds 'clack'. (Translation: shortens the sustain.)

Available in 1/2", 5/8" and 9/16"

 

$80.00 AUD

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Backup Banjo 1

Huber Bridge

This dry sounding bridge delivers a clipped tone with clear note separation associated with the 'new-wave pre-war' boutique banjos such as Huber, Osborne, Yates, Grundy, Hatfield. (In 5/8" only.)

$92.00 AUD

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Backup Banjo 1

KATEYES BRIDGE

Enriches the sound of any banjo across the whole register. Gives a lyrical, fruity (dare I say, 'warm'?) sustain enjoyed by soloists who enjoy that responsive 'concert' sound associated with, for instance, Jens Kruger.

Available in 1/2", 5/8" and 9/16".

 

$80.00 AUD

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Backup Banjo 1

Grover Ebony and Bone

Grover bone/ebony 1/2"or 5/8"

$32.00 AUD

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Grover Compensator

Grover compensator 5/8"

$32.00 AUD

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Backup Banjo 4

Sosebee 5/8"

Submerged Wood Bridge
This aged maple and ebony combo fattens up midrange and adds clarity all round.

$50.00 AUD

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