He takes his craft and his customer service seriously and he will do everything he can to make you a banjo bridge you will love. 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. After 3-4 weeks, the banjo has added plunk and punch and is better able to hold its own in a jam. After almost two days the difference became very apparent. 8 inch pot 17 frets, 32 inches total length. Most of you have seen the video of Suite Judy Blue Eyes that was recorded at Bellas in March of 2010. These bridges have the Mana (power). Both have been great. This is an entry level, China-made model that is to some extent, modeled after the Granada design. Everybody deserves to have one of these on your banjo. Tim is a true gentleman , a man of a word indeed and a very friendly person. As well, Bart is fully confident in his workmanship, andgoes to great lengthsto ensure customer satisfaction. The banjo was all-original but had a flat sound and thin volume. It cost 25$. The growl is there. What a great bridge! He's tried EVERYTHING and completely understands all the magical STUFF that goes into banjo knowledge. There are a lot of really good bridge makers and bridges out there today. So complete customization is only way to maximize the performance of the bridge/banjo/picker interaction. Mine is cherry, with a wenge top. Read More . I put a Kateyz Prowler on my Gibson Scruggs and got better sound than the original equipment - just a generic Gibson lightweight that actually had a slant toward the frets. Outstanding craftsman. I can't say that the difference is "night and day," but certainly the Snuffy added extra punch and snappiness. I will definitely buy more of these when needed. Some folks might find the tone a little too bright (particularly the 1st string). This bridge make BEEFUS' banjo blow down th walls! And lo and behold, it sounds great. Virgil was offering 14" radius. They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel. After discussing different tones, options and the type of banjo I'm playing, Tim made me a locust bridge with an ebony cap in 7/8" height. I highly recommend Don and his bridges to anyone. If you're so unlucky to be plagued by intonation problems, there is no need to dabble in standard type bridges anymore. So I sent him payment for that bridge and returned the one that I was not going to use. That is why I went searching for heavy bridges with an added wider string spacing for easier drop-thumbing and found Bart's page. Took the harsh ring out of the 5th string, brought out the tone in the other strings. 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 string slots are cut very cleanly. Bart wanted to see what his bridge would do on a good woody banjo and I wanted to see what difference they would make. They are very cleverly cut, very inventively made, and very effective on my various banjos. When I received it the cap wood was not quite wide enough for Crowe spacing, which I prefer. Zebra wood has a nice look. He responds quickly and clearly cares about his work. Tim Purcell Height Weight. This is the best sounding bridge out of a whole handful that I've tried, including a standard Grover, a medium and a heavy Moon bridge, a Fielding and a few other generics. Where Purchased: http://www.purcell-banjo-bridges.com/. Almost as if the strings are at slightly higher tension (although I'm sure the strings are at the same tension as with other bridges). Beautiful sound, great price, and good people. 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. Wow, well I've been playing around with the bridges so far and I can say he definitely recommended the right woods. I have three of them and have been impressed with the tone and consistency I am getting with them. Itis a supernatural creature who haunted Amelia and her son Samuel. Inputs included higher volume and real clarity up the neck. It made the high end not only clearer and more pleasing but louder as well. The bridge had to be customized to match the radiussed fretboard of the banjo. I wonder what the Spillway Dam Bridge would do to any of my clawhammer open back banjos? But the response, Bass and fizz is exceptional. It's hard for me to believe I forgot to say something about ituntil now. Sound, tone, volume, clarity, intonation and playability are all profoundly affected by bridge choice. I wanted to try a .656 bridge on my GoldstarGF-85(with Blaylockring) and 11/16 bridge on my parts banjo (RK rim with Kulesh ring). I was right. I'm an anal tone freak & I don't casually heap praise on anything - only when it *really* works. These bridges improved the volume,tone and color of both banjos. Fantastic product, unbelievable customer service, OUTSTANDING overall!!!! Someone who specializes in banjo setups did the work. The camo frog however gives me an actual ringing note on all the strings right up the neck. I play a Bacon Blue Ribbon pot with a conversion neck. I would absolutely recommend Bart and his custom bridges to anybody who is thinking about having one made. The tone to my ear is brighter than normal. He responded quickly and I made my order. This has really increased the up-the-neck power in my banjo, since the strings touch the whole depth of the slot. Needing a bridge for myGold Tone Cello banjo CEB-5 I contacted Bart via his online request form. Brilliant! I recently acquired '26TB1pot with a Ryan Tone ring, Gill resonator, Gibson (wreath) neck, vintage GibsonOPF, Presto-type &Pruchahoop/hardware. David took up the banjo in 2010. He is a Hangout member and an expert clawhammer player. I love it. I have never been so impressed by anyone Ive seen in flesh and blood. 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. Two are 6/8 inches in height, one standard and the other Crowe spacing. I have ordering different size of bridges for my different steel strings banjo ( one for my Ballard and one for myGoldtone), i speciallyrecommandthe laminated/compensated bridges which give a very good warming tone with my goatskin head. It's the only bridge I've ever bought that was polished! The craftsmanship is superb. Then i switched back to the Scorpion just for fun. !.go figure! Recently I was looking to optimize the sound of one of my banjos, a 24" scale open-back with a Dobson tone-ring in 12" diameter. It gives the banjo a little "drier", clearer tone with volume to spare. I would definitely purchase from him again. I picked up two bridges from Tim yesterday, an Organ & a Birch. I give the product a rating of 9 due to imperfections and some lack in product consistency and appearance. The workmanship is excellent. I felt like it brought out some nice bass tones on the Deering and took out some of the tinny sound and smoothed out the Goldtone. The original bridge is maple/ebony but is definitely open to some improvement. Tim sent me this 5/8 "piano wood" bridge, with ebony top. The bridge made the banjo much more clawhammerable. I was intrigued by this bridge and David's tasteful design, that while original, definitely had a traditional look that would not be out of place on a vintage instrument. The width and spacing were perfect as were the slots. More volume and more bark and pop. As well, Bart is fully confident in his workmanship, andgoes to great lengthsto ensure customer satisfaction. It was too muted, and dark,but he did his best based on my info. All five banjo showed significant boost in sound quality. The simple fact is that bridges will sound good/bad on any banjo. All of my future banjos already have bullfrog bridges on them! Reviews help And his workmanship is second to none! However it just needed that final tweak. I sold Randall a tone ring a while back,and when he sent the check he also sent a 5/8 in.bridge. The bridge seems about medium weight and of maple construction with a possibly rosewood cap. I do not know if I will keep the bridge on and lose the ability to mute or if I will go to a Hatfield Compensated bridge. After some neck work, the banjo began to open up, but was still not quite what I wanted. 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. I guess its hard to have it all. 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. Recommended! Not only does David continue to provide an outstanding product at a good value, his customer service and response times are exceptional. The bridge has now had a full day of hard playing and it has settled in to be a killer bridge.Im not one to go on and on so much about something like a bridge, but this one deserves it.If you own a flat head banjo and want to give it that older sounding pop and clarity, but keep the depth too, this could very well be that bridge. After a lack of sleep, Amelia snaps at Samuel and their relationship gets progressively worse, until she seriously considers ending his life. He is a writer and producer, known for Number 96 (1972), Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce (1984) and Day Release (1997). (the Old Barn one is nice too for a woody sound). Maggie and Sammie were a year apart and that often meant they were in different age group choirs. At $10 you cannot beat this bridge. I got in contact with David and found him to be very friendly, knowledgeable, and customer service oriented. Great show, thank you. This bridge is awesome. He was very helpful and his emails were prompt, polite, and informative. I took it home and played it for an hour and it's like the thing was playing itself. I got a 5/8 standard spacing Katalox / Zebra Bridge. But there's some material I'm working on that I'd prefer with a slightly rounder tone. If Gaudihad made banjo bridges, they would have looked like this. Bart was also right with the string spacing, I liked it immediately. Wow - very impressive work. I eventually put the one I received on my Ramsey banjo but I'm definitely going to buy another one really soon for my Pisgah banjo. pqs250About Us Foxes and Fossils. I was slightly worried that switching from the non-compensated stock bridge to the Moon would affect intonation, but intonation has been fine. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright 2023 Banjo Hangout. If you haven't slid a Purcell bridge under your strings yet, I recommend you give it a shot. Outstanding bridge, great customer service. put this bridge on japanese made (late 70's) iida model 235-1. banjo looks exactly like goldstarFE100. The depth of the good harmonics was not harshbut audible enough to be a major difference between the two bridges. In every case, the sound improved! This evening I have spent about 4 hours giving it a decent workout. I love the design of the Emerson bridges, they give great tone and even volume throughout all strings.The vintage tone is the holly version, and gives a wonderfully crisp and bright sound to any banjo. I ordered a roasted red maple bridge from Tim for my Gibson RB-4. After reading some reviews about the Purcell Banjo Bridges, I decided to email Tim and asked what banjo bridge would be best for my setup and playing style. 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. It really sounds wonderful, better than any other bridge I have tried. I believe that these pegged-top bridges give the best tone of any bridges in current production, and I recommend them without reservation. I can't afford to upgrade to a better banjo, and truthfully can't see spending that much money even if I could. * The other websites referenced on this site are owned and operated by their respective companies, and the associated trademarks and logos are the property of those companies. Now I've been playing a Snuffy Smith 3/4" with a compensated 3rd string slot for a few years now. An absolute 10! The raised 5th string feels very natural to my LARGE hands. I had these bridges on two of my banjos for a couple of weeks now and I 'm very happy with them. As a Scruggs picker looking for the "keening tones" of old, I needed a bridge that gave me that.Zimmerman has one of the answers, for sure. Really sounds great..I get so many compliments on this piece of Art, very colorful. I've used the Stockwell Moon Bridge for decades with great success both on my archtop and on my flat-top to cure intonation problems. I dont hesitate to recommend Barts bridges for a moment. 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. All this despite a new mahogany neck and a head that is not overly tight. It did not do as much for my Deering Maple Blossom. He graciously agreed (Id love to be a Fossil). The intonation problem is a thing of the pastI hear a lot about the Snuffies and the like and I am sure that they are really good. Thank You so much Virgil and Hope I get to meet you next time I'm in Tazewell. Easy to deal with. I requested a bridge that would add overtones and sustain to by super-dry RB4and after a brief exchange of information, he custom-built not one, but two bridges to try. The bridge drastically altered the sound of the banjo to the point that my non-musician wife commented that it sounded different and better without prompting. I had a scorpion bridge on it at the time which I love, but I think the Frog is gonna stay on the RB for now. 1. I really like the design of his bridges and the thickness is very good (they have enough mass, but not to heavy, nor to thin) The maple grain always runs nice and straight and most of them have very few growth lines in the wood (which I feel is the key to good sound transfer like a spruce top on a guitar) I would highly recommend you to try one of his bridges if haven't yet (their awesome). First things first, what I think is fantastic banjo tone might be different than you. For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party. Tim Purcell is a popular You won't regret it, especially if you think your banjo can't sound any better.. 'cause it will. I am looking forward to getting some more of his bridges for my other banjos. She was a student of Amy Wallace, The Mustangs incredibly talented female lead singer and Director of Fine Arts at North Cobb Christian School. Wow! We exchanged a couple of more emails where TIm was very generous with his time in responding to all of my questions. One is made from Arkansas Maple and the other is made from Ambrosia Red Maple. I dunno about BG usage but for open backs this bridge can't be beat. But Tim Purcell, the actor who played the monster in her film, told New York magazine's Select All that the character demanded he wear not only the hat but a heavy jacket, contact lenses, a . You can specify number of legs, height, wood, finish, string spacing, compensation and more. He received a B.S. It also improved the separation of notes. Until the day comes when I can welcome a high end mahogany to my collection, this bridge experiment seemed like a pretty good solution. Previously I had been using a towel stuffed in the back, but that was at the expense of volume. I am always looking for positive changes in the tonality spectrum. On a cold, rainy January day I was sitting in my sweatpants, playing my guitar, bemoaning the fact that my band, The Mustangs, had just experienced one of our worst holiday seasons ever. The bridge is expertly crafted, visually attractive and precisely made to customer specs. Also, I am very surprised at the presence of the 4th string from such a thin bridge! not prof. but for fun. I corresponded with Bart ahead of time, gave him the full specs of the banjo and went with his recommendation. The buying experince with Don is great, if I get another banjo in the future I will definetly be getting another Dam Spillway (maybe the 3 pack) just to see what the others will do. Because of this, I have found increased volume and better (to my ears) clarity in both the bass and the highs. I just can't praise this bridge enough, and at a great price, what is not to like. I have decided that the sound this bridge gives my banjo far outweighs the inability to mute the instrument. Photo Gallery. The quality of craftsmanship is like no other as well. Definitely worth a try. A few days ago I notice BHO member David Cunninghams ad for bridges: http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/39405, I asked David to build me four 5/8 Zebra bridges with a Katalox cap, two in Crowe spacing and two standard spacing. Highly recommended, especially if you need some customization. Bart's bridge is significantly smaller in size compared to the two previous ones, but there is absolutely no shortage of tone or volume. Of course it is five times more expensive but hahaha it's only 25$ as Deering costs 5$ :)I would recommend it to anyone who wants to change sound of his/her banjo. While not for everyone, it certainly does the trick in getting what most pickers would want. If you are looking for an archtop bridge, consider the Veerman "Archie". Bridges to anybody who is thinking about having one made in getting what most pickers would.! 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