Comments on: Banjo Bridge Question

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:01:28 +0000

I would take your banjo to a bluegrass festival and walk around with it and ask some questions. If you live in Indiana you can bring it over to my house if you want and I'll set it up for you. You just need to find someone that knows what they are doing. I use a Snuffy Smith bridge. I would recommend those or Yates bridges. You just need the action height to be right. I like a tall bridge. I use an 11/16 bridge. You can click here to buy one. Thanks, Ryan

By: JPIvory

JPIvory — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:40:04 +0000

I have a Gibson Epiphone MB 200 that I recently was given and it needs a new bridge. The local music shops in my area don’t have a clue when it comes to banjos and I am looking to purchase a high end/high quality bridge but want to get the correct size. The one that was on it was a cheap Grover but did the job. It seemed to be a little bit of a lower profile than the one sold at my local shop which was a #72.5. I appreciate your thoughts on the matter.

By: Brandel

Brandel — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:06:15 +0000

Another suggestion is Emerson bridges made by Kelly Emerson, the son of the great picker Ben Emerson. There are three different bridges available: Power bridge, Vintage and Sweet II. I have tried the first two and are very satisfied. Bought a Vintage bridge on eBay 3 weeks ago and received it last week and it made a huge different both in sound and volume. More info available on http://www.banjofever.com