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From NZsteve on 12/20/2012 1:13:52 PM

Do New Zealand banjo bridges all fall down, maybe there is a global plague of banjo bridges all falling over. The lean back banjo bridges are coming as a standard fitting on some new banjos, they are manufactured very accurately, thin and contoured everything cut and angled with precision, not a square cut with sloping base, the tip is even angled at the front with a parallel top surface. although at first glance if you have not seen them before they look as though they are falling over. One of the reasons given for lean back bridges is it helps stop them falling over !. Do you suffer from this malady ? , if so is a lean back bridge the cure. Bridges are sometimes lent back when setting them up. The only MAJOR reason I can see for the bridge falling over is a slack skin ?, or inattention, one "reason" given is wound strings "catching". atichoo .. atichoo !.

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	banjonz says: 12/20/2012 2:36:10 PM Are these Asian bridges? I assume they are coming in with the banjos you import. I have seen these bridges but not on entry level instruments. Some makers make them like that, others don't. Heres some archived postings about leaning bridges banjohangout.org/archive/243419 mandolincafe.com/forum/archive...2898.html I use a Snuffy Smith III bridge so don't have that problem.
	Grundy Banjos says: 12/20/2012 3:31:41 PM I think that one of the good things about a bridge machined to slightly tilt toward the tailpiece is that it should make the strings sit at the absolute very front top edge of the bridge. This helps to prevent buzzes and you will always be satisfied when measuring the scale ... sometimes I have seen bridge string slots that have the string leaving the bridge further back than the front edge and this can make it more difficult to get the harmonics correct. Merry Christmas to all Kiwi banjophiles!
	NZsteve says: 12/20/2012 3:56:39 PM Hi Wayne, these are coming in with the RK's. The Rk-20 "songbird" I think it is, is their typical "entry level" banjo, multiply rim, single coordinator rod etc. along with the cheaper Savannah. The Madison range is truly "something else". The headstock & rim fittings are standard throughout the Madison range from the RK-25, RK-35, RK-36 thro the 80's right up to the RK-75 thats the 3/4" steam bent maple rim, dual coordinator rods. The bridge is similar to the "beegee" posting but the 90' angle is an acute angle maybe 80' its a finely crafted piece no rough edges and very smooth. Looks as though its falling over. When I saw it I thought '"what the heck", and thought it was malformed, but on close inspection it's a seriously engineered & crafted piece of work.
	NZsteve says: 12/20/2012 4:08:41 PM Bingo with the buzz, if you angle the slot the bridge falls over. Also a lot of the time string slots are not slots anymore but just enough to hold the strings in place. NUTS ! also.
	NZsteve says: 12/20/2012 4:34:44 PM Heres a snuff 8mm video youtube.com/watch?v=y1fSFdWZKUk
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