Early Stelling Banjo / Grover Bridge?

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From Eastbanjo on 1/18/2012 7:01:46 PM

I have a stelling banjo made in 1977 back when Stelling was using 5/8 th bridge height.

I recently started using a newer grover 5/8th bridge and found that the banjo sounded great with these grover bridges. Seems to have made the banjo have more note seperation and better tone. More of that early Alan Munde banjo sandwich tone.

Geoff were these the style of bridges you used when you designed the Stelling banjo's in the beginning?

The snuffys and other boutique bridges do not sound as good as the grover on my banjo. Its a cleaner tone and less ringy.

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	Geoff Stelling says: 1/19/2012 7:28:36 AM I did use a mass-produced German bridge that was 5/8" in the early days. They were identical to Grovers but had no logo stamped on them. I stopped using them when I started making my own and also went to an 11/16" height. They varied in thickness and wood grain. Some were great and some not so good. The best thing about them was their price. They were sold by the bundle at about $.50 a piece. Stew-Mac sells that same bridge today for $3.09 one at a time or at a discount for quantities of 6 or 12. Still a bargain when you compare the prices of most other bridges.
	Eastbanjo says: 1/19/2012 5:06:40 PM I see you can also get them in 11/16. stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tail...s#reviews
	Geoff Stelling says: 1/20/2012 12:13:40 PM So I noticed. I like making my own, though, as with most of my other crucial parts, like the neck, resonator, tone ring, flange, tail piece, and rim (my design made by Keebey Schaeffer who took over Tony Pass' rim business).
	Eastbanjo says: 1/20/2012 8:16:43 PM Geoff, Are there any plans to make anymore of the maple Stelling banjo bridges? Those are my favorites over the birch. Thanks!!!
	Geoff Stelling says: 1/21/2012 10:28:10 AM I have some old maple bridges that were made prior to my switching to reclaimed birch. O'll sell them for $20 a piece. How many and what size do you want? Geoff
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