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kslyter - Posted - 02/24/2026: 18:16:11
Recently I had a picker friend ask me if I knew who makes this bridge. I cannot find anything out there on it. Anybody here have any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help!!
Culloden - Posted - 02/24/2026: 21:26:55
I may be wrong, but it looks like a Bullfrog bridge from Virgil Lawson.
kslyter - Posted - 02/25/2026: 07:50:04
Do you happen to have any pictures of one of his?
Culloden - Posted - 02/25/2026: 08:33:31
No, I'm going from memory here. He doesn't seem to have any for sale right now. You might send him a private message and ask him if it's one he made.
His user name is vlawson.
kslyter - Posted - 02/25/2026: 08:34:44
Thank you! I appreciate your help!!
Capybara - Posted - 02/25/2026: 08:41:45
I had a recent thread trying to ID a bridge, which looks pretty definitively to be a Lawson bullfrog bridge. While not identical to yours, the black dot + the general design is similar. You can compare yours with mine: banjohangout.org/topic/407421
kslyter - Posted - 02/25/2026: 08:45:55
Well I'll be! That has the arrows and markings as the bottom of this one! Wow! Thank you!
Owen - Posted - 02/25/2026: 08:55:56
Are "bullfrog" bridges made in both straight and compensated configurations? [Inquiring minds want to know!! 
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kslyter - Posted - 02/25/2026: 09:01:51
I contacted Virgil Lawson and although he doesn't make them anymore, he said that's one of his early bridges. Thank you!
Capybara - Posted - 02/25/2026: 18:23:24
Very cool, thanks for contacting him and sharing!
Is your bridge straight? The one I have has a serious curve to it. That would answer Owen's question.
I really enjoy my bridge of his. I took it off the banjo it came with and it's really made another one come to life. Great evenness in tone and power across strings and up the neck.
kslyter - Posted - 02/25/2026: 18:30:11
Yes this one is straight. I saw on a Facebook page that he made curved ones too. He builds guitars at Dreamwood. Pretty impressive work.
vlawson - Posted - 04/19/2026: 05:47:05
I made that bridge when I first started.
Bart Veerman - Posted - 04/19/2026: 06:50:41
A CNC computer made it.
vlawson - Posted - 04/26/2026: 04:40:10
quote:
Originally posted by Owen
Are "bullfrog" bridges made in both straight and compensated configurations? [Inquiring minds want to know!! ]
Yes I made them both. I'm thinking of starting back making them.
